Provision of support licences and annual support for Oracle Finance system

Authority: THAMESLINK SOUTHERN GREAT NORTHERN LIMITED (Public body)

Direct awardUtilities

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)

Awarded value£3,260,386published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to Oracle Corporation UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

TSGN require Oracle licensing to support existing on-premise solutions over the next 3-5 years. These perpetual licences and annual support are to cover the following systems HR/Payroll, Finance, the smartcard system (The Key)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England, London, South East

48000000 Software package and information systems 72261000 Software support services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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: 11 May 2026, 17:59 BST
Last source update: 11 May 2026, 17:59 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-043236
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06963f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification: Oracle Corporation currently supply the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise (Govia Thameslink Railway Limited) with licences and support for the Finance, HR and Payroll system.
The franchise will be transferring into public ownership and will require these services on its systems to support the business.
Oracle Corporation is the original equipment manufacturer and owner of the proprietary Oracle software platform used by GTR. Oracle alone holds the intellectual property rights and exclusive licences required to provide software licensing, maintenance and technical support for the existing system. No alternative supplier is capable of providing these services without the replacement of the system in its entirety, which would be technically impracticable and result in unacceptable cost and disruption.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 11 May 2026

Transparency notice published
11 May 2026, 17:59 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
21 May 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £3,260,3861 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Oracle Corporation UK Limited1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029Options: Contract will be 3 years with options for an additional 1+1 . The maximum term of this agreement is 5 years. The values in this notice are applicable if all options are taken.	£3,260,386	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THAMESLINK SOUTHERN GREAT NORTHERN LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 12545324 · GB-PPON: PBTL-7556-PTRN Waterloo General Office 2nd Floor, Waterloo General Office, London, London, SE1 8SWContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01782505GB-PPON: PMDX-4517-DZXP Oracle Parkway, Reading, South East, RG6 1RAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender11 May 2026, 17:59 BST