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Published 5 Feb 2026, 08:59 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5678 Physical Sciences Data Infrastructure Licence Renewal

Official notice

Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 5 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to FIZ Karlsruhe

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI STFC have appointed a supplier to provide 1 year ICSD licence for web server and intranet data access.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
72260000 Software-related 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
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
5 Feb 2026, 08:59 GMT
Last source update
17 Feb 2026, 13:15 GMT
Authority reference
UKRI-5678
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-014305
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064791 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification

Single Source Direct Award has been approved to proceed because competition is absent for technical reasons.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

16 Feb 2026 → 17 Feb 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends245 days ago
    16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published245 days ago
    17 Feb 2026, 13:15 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Feb 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    5 Feb 2026, 08:59 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    5 Feb 2026, 13:24 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    17 Feb 2026, 13:15 GMT
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    18 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
FIZ Karlsruhe19 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2027€159,2605 Feb 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5678 Physical Sciences Data Infrastructure Licence Renewal · FIZ Karlsruhe

    Signed
    17 Feb 2026
    Value
    €159,260
    Period
    19 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Not applicable for this contract

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • FIZ KarlsruheAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNXH-7247-RXRT Hermann-von-helmholtz-Platz 1, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, GE, 76344, GEContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender