Official UK procurement notice
Ingres and OpenRoad Software and Support Renewal
Authority: Office for National Statistics (Central government)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Contract value (direct award)£4,500,000≈ £1.5m / year · £5,400,000 inc. VAT
Awarded 13 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Actian Europe Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 28 Feb 2029 · starts 1 Mar 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRenewal of Ingres and OpenRoad Software and Support - Ingres Unlimited Multi-core subscription license.
CPV: Software programming and consultancy services
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
- 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 Aug 2025, 15:24 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Mar 2026, 14:12 GMT
- Authority reference
CS-26-115- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026308- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0581bfFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
Single Suppliers
The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract-
due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
5 Aug 2025 → 23 Mar 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published5 Aug 2025, 15:24 BST
- Next notice expected11 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends242 days ago26 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts240 days ago1 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published218 days ago23 Mar 2026, 14:12 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Aug 2025- Pipeline notice published5 Aug 2025, 15:24 BSTUK1
- Transparency notice published17 Feb 2026, 14:33 GMTUK5
- Status changed to complete17 Feb 2026, 14:33 GMT
- Procurement method changed17 Feb 2026, 14:33 GMT
- Contract award notice published17 Feb 2026, 16:04 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published23 Mar 2026, 14:12 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-08: 1 release · 5 Aug 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £12,393,0561 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actian Europe LimitedIngre and OpenRoad Software and Support Renewal1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2031 | £12,393,056 | 13 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Ingres and OpenRoad Software and Support Renewal · Actian Europe Limited
- Signed
- 27 Feb 2026
- Value
- £12,395,056
- Period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2031
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Compliance with Actian Severity/ Response Time Targets · Monitoring of Defect Resolution · Commercial and Governance Transparency
- Compliance with Actian Severity/ Response Time Targets, All incidents relating to Ingres that are logged by the Office for National Statistics with Actian Support, where the Supplier is providing support. Metric: For each such Incident during the Reporting Period: The severity level, applicable support level and corresponding target initial response time are determined in accordance with the Actian Support Policies. 2. An Incident is counted as "On Target" if Actian provides the initial response within the applicable target initial response time defined in the Actian Support Policies. Target: At least 95% of Incidents in each Reporting Period are "On Target". Service hours for KPI 1 are as defined in the Actian Support Policies for the applicable product and support level.
- Monitoring of Defect Resolution, Incidents logged under KPI 1 where Actian identifies an Ingres software defect or security vulnerability. Metric: The Office for National Statistics will track the date on which Actian confirms the defect or vulnerability. Target: 100% of incidents are logged by the Supplier.
- Commercial and Governance Transparency, The Supplier's commercial communications in respect of Ingres and the governance of the relationship with The Office for National Statistics. Metric: a) Advance notice: Percentage of Material Changes (e.g.... major lifecycle milestones for Ingres versions in use by The Office for National Statistics) communicated in writing 12 months before their effective date. b) Governance: Number of quarterly service and account review meetings held between the parties in the Reporting Period, compared to the number scheduled in the agreed governance plan. Target: Advance notice: 100% of Material Changes notified at least 12 months in advance. Governance: at least 3 of 4 planned quarterly review meetings held per Reporting Period, with documented minutes and agreed actions.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ACTIAN EUROPE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices 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