GitLab Licenses · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS Business Services Authority (Central government)

Direct award

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

Awarded value£300,000published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of GitLab Premium SaaS licences to support ongoing and future development needs.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

48000000 Software package and information systems

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: 25 Mar 2026, 16:27 GMT
Last source update: 25 Mar 2026, 16:27 GMT
Authority reference: C434647
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-027512
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067433 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Buying directly from the license owner, GitLab Ltd

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 25 Mar 2026

Transparency notice published
25 Mar 2026, 16:27 GMT
UK5
Contract signature expected
18 Apr 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 £300,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
supplier not published19 Apr 2026 – 18 Apr 2028	£300,000	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Business Services Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PRLZ-1599-JGTT Stella House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, NE15 8NYContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender25 Mar 2026, 16:27 GMT