Official UK procurement notice
Oracle hardware upgrade · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£1,083,539published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Oracle Corporation UK Limited2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUpgrade of Oracle hardware in support of Network Rail Oracle private Cloud (OCI).
CPV: Hardware
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Nov 2025, 13:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Jan 2026, 14:37 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000719- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e061Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is an existing private cloud infrastructure and this hardware is to upgrade end of life kit, which is currently managed by Oracle with no option to move the services.
Review and risk notes
- Risks
None
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2025- Transparency notice published13 Nov 2025, 13:04 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected27 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Procurement method changed6 Jan 2026, 14:37 GMT
- Buyer details updated6 Jan 2026, 14:37 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,083,5391 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Corporation UK LimitedCloud Infrastructure Hardware upgrade.2 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 2027 | £1,083,539 | — | Standstill |
| Oracle Corporation UK LimitedOVM to OCI Upgrade | £1,082,091 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
OVM to OCI Upgrade · Oracle Corporation UK Limited
- Signed
- 4 Dec 2025
- Value
- £1,082,091
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Network Rail Infrastructure LtdContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Network RailMediation bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Oracle Corporation UK LimitedAwarded supplier
- Oracle Corporation UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender