Oracle provide Market Driven Support (now known as Upgrade Support) for older database versions 11.2, 12.1 and 12.2, which are out of Premier and Extended Support. MDS/Upgrade Support provides sever

Official notice

Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£898,538published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 27 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Oracle Corporation UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Oracle provide Market Driven Support (now known as Upgrade Support) for older database versions 11.2, 12.1 and 12.2, which are out of Premier and Extended Support.

MDS/Upgrade Support provides severity one fixes, security updates, upgrade support and a Technical Account Manager (TAM). This is not available from other suppliers.

CPV: Software support services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
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: 4 Dec 2025, 16:01 GMT
Last source update: 4 Dec 2025, 16:01 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-079871
Classification (CPV): Software support services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ef06 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: Done under the new PA23 regime and is deemed compliant under Sch 5,6.a. “6 The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract— (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required”. This is enhanced support for end of life services which Oracle is the only one that can provide compliant Severity 1 fixes and security updates.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £898,5381 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Oracle Corporation UK LimitedOracle Upgrade Support ASA Market Driven Support	£898,538 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Oracle Upgrade Support ASA Market Driven Support · Oracle Corporation UK Limited
Signed
27 Nov 2025
Value
£898,538
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 2 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 02904587 Waterloo General Offices, London, UK, SE1 8SWContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITEDReview body Milton KeynesContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Oracle Corporation UK LimitedAwarded supplier1782505 Oracle Parkway, Thames Valley Park,, Reading, Berkshire,, UK, RG6 1RA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.