UKRI-5943 Workstation Licence · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

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

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£53,298published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Softcat Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI STFC has a requirement for workstation licences for a 1‑year period to support the continued use of its Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

48218000 License management software package

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 19 Mar 2026, 09:39 GMT
Last source update: 19 Mar 2026, 09:39 GMT
Authority reference: UKRI-5943
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-024949
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066e62 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
19 Mar 2026, 09:39 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £53,2981 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Softcat PlcSME	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-5942 Workstation Licences · Softcat PlcSME
Signed
19 Mar 2026
Value
£53,298
Period
20 Mar 2026 – 21 Mar 2027
Status
active

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 email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Softcat plcAwarded supplier Fieldhouse Lane, MARLOW, South East, SL7 1LWContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender19 Mar 2026, 09:39 GMT