Official UK procurement notice
Oracle Software Licence and Support Agreement
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis award exercises a pre-existing extension option under the Oracle Unlimited Licence Agreement (ULA) to continue support for a range of Oracle products in which PSDS (on behalf of NHS Scotland) holds a perpetual licence to use. The current contract provides for ongoing support on an annually renewable basis thereafter subject to the annual support charges.
The Oracle products in scope are used to support multiple critical NHS Scotland services including:
- Primary Care systems used by PSDS Practitioner and Counter Fraud Services (P&CFS) systems to administer the payments to the four Primary Care practitioner streams of GPs, Dentists, Ophthalmists and Pharmacists.
- Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) used to support the collection, storage and distribution of blood and tissues.
- National Procurement systems used to support the purchasing, supply and distribution of products and services.
- NHS Scotland management information and national datasets including Scottish Morbidity Records and other datasets provided by Public Health Scotland.
- Various bespoke applications and services operated by Health Boards.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Oct 2026, 10:53 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2026, 10:53 BST
- Authority reference
NP501026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096424- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07864aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
Sole supplier with exclusive rights in software within scope.
Publisher note: The value listed in Section II.1.7 encompasses the total value for the 12 month contract term. (SC Ref:845557)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¿Oracle Corporation UK Ltd. | £335,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 096424-2026-NP501026-1 · ¿Oracle Corporation UK Ltd.
- Signed
- 1 Oct 2026
- Value
- £335,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ¿Oracle Corporation UK Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.