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Published 5 May 2026, 13:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UK5 - Transparency Notice Oracle ELA Renewal 2026-2029

Official notice

Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)

Direct awardUtilities
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£8,917,947published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 May 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Oracle Corporation UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Oracle ELA Enterprise Licences and Support for Network Rail for 01 June 2026 to 31 May 2029.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
48000000 Software package and information systems72268000 Software supply services

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
Utilities
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 May 2026, 13:13 BST
Last source update
12 May 2026, 15:39 BST
Authority reference
Project 44694
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043567
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06914e Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The contract is to be awarded directly in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 due to the absence of competition for objective technical reasons. The Oracle Enterprise Licence Agreement is deeply embedded within Network Rail’s existing IT architecture and underpins a wide range of live business‑critical systems.

Oracle’s software is proprietary, and the licences form part of a long‑established enterprise agreement. Replacement would require extensive and costly re‑engineering, data migration, recertification, and retraining, resulting in disproportionate cost, operational risk, and service disruption relative to the value of the renewal.

The proposed contract is a like‑for‑like renewal with no expansion of scope, functionality, or usage, and no reasonable alternative supplier is capable of providing a compatible solution without these impacts.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 May 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    5 May 2026, 13:13 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    12 May 2026, 15:39 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £8,917,9471 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Oracle Corporation UK LimitedOracle Enterprise Licence Renewal1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029£8,917,94712 May 2026Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNZN-9524-VCQJ Waterloo General Office, London, London, SE1 8SWContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Oracle Corporation UK LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01782505 Oracle Parkway,Thames Valley Park, Reading, South East, RG6 1RAContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender