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    ContractsSoftware Subscription Procurement
    Awarded contract

    Software Subscription Procurement

    Awarded
    £15.3k
    Published 7 Oct 2026

    UKRI has awarded a software subscription contract to a sole supplier due to technical requirements that only they can fulfill.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South WestPublished 7 Oct 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £15.3k
    Published 7 Oct 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £15,268
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South West

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • CU
      Cohesive UK Group Limited
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published today.

    7 October 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This is a contract details notice, not a call for competition. UKRI is procuring a software subscription through a non-competitive process due to technical reasons where only a particular supplier can meet the specific requirements. This notice informs the market of the contract award and is published for transparency purposes.

    Track record

    30 awards · 29 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In it software, UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION has awarded 30 contracts to 29 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. SOFTCAT PLC2× · 7%
    2. DELL CORPORATION LIMITED1× · 3%
    3. GOVERNMENT LEGAL DEPARTMENT1× · 3%
    4. METOCEAN TELEMATICS (U.K.) LIMITED1× · 3%
    5. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press1× · 3%
    6. Lucid Software Inc.1× · 3%

    +23 more suppliers

    Across it software, the most active winners are SOFTCAT PLC, PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD, CIVICA UK LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Award notice and full record on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-0782fe

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    Sector
    IT & Software