Provision of ORACLE Licenses, Cloud, Hardware, Services and Support

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£73,054,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 May 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Oracle Corporation UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Single source for the provision of ORACLE Licenses, Cloud, Services and Support for a duration of 5 years.

CPV: Software support services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Single Source under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015…

Single Source under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for technical reasons

Delivery: UK · United Kingdom

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 · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 17 May 2024, 15:50 BST
Last source update: 17 May 2024, 15:50 BST
Authority reference: DDSFTW/103
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-015746
Classification (CPV): Software support services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045a83 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The contract has as its object services listed in Annex II B to the directive
Published justification: The UK Ministry of Defence, (“the Authority”), intends to renew its Enterprise Agreement with Oracle Corporation UK LTD (“Oracle”) for up to 60 months. This is a renewal of the Oracle Enterprise Agreement which ran from May 2021 to May 2024.
This renewal is justified under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 where competition is absent for technical reasons and where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator.
Oracle provide on premise solutions used by the Authority for the core ERP solution for Finance and procurement systems, as well as an Oracle Cloud SaaS for the provision of Core Civilian HR, Talent & Performance, Absence, Digital Assistant, Learning, Project and HR Helpdesk, known collectively as MyHR. In order to provide access to these services the Authority requires software licences and support. Oracle, as the provider of the core services, is the only entity able to grant these for technical reasons and/or for reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights.

Publisher note: The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £73,054,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 17 May 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Oracle Corporation UK LimitedDDSFTW/103 - Provision of ORACLE Licences, Cloud, Services and SupportSubcontracting: declared	£73,054,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

DDSFTW/103 - Provision of ORACLE Licences, Cloud, Services and Support · Oracle Corporation UK Limited
Signed
17 May 2024
Value
£73,054,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Bldg 405, MoD Corsham, Corsham, UK, SN13 9NRContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Ministry of Defence - Defence DigitalReview body CorshamContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Oracle Corporation UK LimitedAwarded supplier Thames Valley Park, Reading, South East, RG6 1RAContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.