Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Workday Licences
Authority: Intellectual Property Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWorkday software licences and associated subscription rights. The licences will enable the agreed Workday modules and services to be accessed and will support the integration of HR, Finance and Payroll into a single system environment for managing people, payroll, financial and related business processes
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 26 Oct 2026, 09:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Oct 2026, 09:54 GMT
- Authority reference
C4329- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-101354- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078fbaFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
The contract was awarded via direct award under the RM6285 Back Office Software 2 (BOS2) Framework. Following market assessment, it was established that only one reseller, through its partnership and authorised reseller status with Workday, was able to provide the required Workday licences and associated services in accordance with the Intellectual Property Office requirements.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
27 Oct 2026 → 5 Nov 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published8h ago27 Oct 2026, 09:54 GMT
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 9 days5 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Oct 2026- Transparency notice published26 Oct 2026, 09:00 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published27 Oct 2026, 09:54 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Softcat Plc6 Nov 2026 – 5 Nov 2032 | £3,388,614 | 27 Oct 2026standstill to 5 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Softcat PLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender