Official UK procurement notice
SAS Viya 4 Software Licence Renewal
Authority: HM Revenue & Customs (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRenewal of 1811 Software licence subscription renewal.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 11 Aug 2025, 08:53 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Feb 2026, 13:23 GMT
- Authority reference
SR2174080482- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-011367- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0584c2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
SAS Software publish and maintain the SAS Viya 4 software. The supplier will be responsible for the provision of the software for the term of this agreement. No other Supplier are able to provide the software and the support for the software without additional costs and additional risks to the services reliant on this software.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
11 Aug 2025 → 9 Feb 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published11 Aug 2025, 08:53 BST
- Next notice expected19 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts326 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends303 days ago23 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published255 days ago9 Feb 2026, 13:23 GMT
Notice history
8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Aug 2025- Pipeline notice published11 Aug 2025, 08:53 BSTUK1
- Pipeline notice published18 Aug 2025, 08:39 BSTUK1
- Transparency notice published2 Dec 2025, 11:04 GMTUK5
- Status changed to complete2 Dec 2025, 11:04 GMT
- Procurement method changed2 Dec 2025, 11:04 GMT
- Contract award notice published12 Dec 2025, 14:37 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published9 Feb 2026, 13:23 GMTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Contact email address updated
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-08: 2 releases · 11 Aug 2025, 18 Aug 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAS Software LTD24 Dec 2025 – 14 Dec 2028Options: Should there be a business need to expand licensing or support, additional licences or support can be acquired accordingly. | £51,760,089 | 27 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
SAS Viya 4 Software Licence Renewal · SAS Software LTD
- Signed
- 24 Dec 2025
- Value
- £51,760,089
- Period
- 24 Dec 2025 – 14 Dec 2028
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: The software is deployed and managed by HMRC, therefore performance could not appropriately be assessed using KPIs.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SAS SOFTWARE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender