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Provision of support licences and annual support for Oracle Finance system

Buyer: THAMESLINK SOUTHERN GREAT NORTHERN LIMITED →

BuyerTHAMESLINK SOUTHERN GREAT NORTHERN LIMITED
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published11 May 2026

What is being bought

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)

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleOracle 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.
Rationale classificationsadditionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement
Special regimeutilities
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06963f
Latest release ID043236-2026
Latest release timestampMon May 11 2026 16:59:28 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsDirect award
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
11 May 2026award, contract043236-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
11 May 2026 · 043236-2026 · award, contract
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