Oracle Licences · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Bournemouth University (Education)

Below threshold - limited competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£59,884published contract · inc. VAT

Awarded 1 Aug 2025

Awarded to Softcat Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract relates to the annual renewal of various Oracle Licences. Oracle is a database management software akin to SQL Server. Oracle is one of the main RDBMSs at Bournemouth University and is required for a number of BU systems.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

72268000 Software supply services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Aug 2025, 12:47 BST
Last source update: 19 Sept 2025, 09:36 BST
Authority reference: IT/OS/411
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-057973
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0589b6 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Aug 2025

Contract details notice published
18 Aug 2025, 12:47 BST
UK7
Contract details notice published
19 Sept 2025, 09:36 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £59,8841 contract inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Softcat Plc	£59,884 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Oracle Licences · Softcat Plc
Signed
1 Aug 2025
Value
£59,884 inc. VAT
Period
3 Aug 2025 – 2 Aug 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bournemouth University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVRY-5141-LLTP Poole House, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, South West, BH12 5BBContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Softcat LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02174990 Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, South East, SL7 1LWContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender19 Sept 2025, 09:36 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender18 Aug 2025, 12:47 BST