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    ContractsAnnual Software Licence - Direct Award
    Awarded contract

    Annual Software Licence - Direct Award

    Awarded
    $20.9k
    Published 5 Nov 2026

    Direct award of an annual software licence contract where no reasonable alternatives exist to the specified product or service.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South WestPublished 5 Nov 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    $20.9k
    Published 5 Nov 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      $20,905
      USD
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South West

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • PL
      Pluralsight LLC
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published today.

    5 November 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This is a contract details notice, not an open call for competition. This procurement is being concluded as a direct award without competition, as there are no reasonable alternatives to the specified goods, services, or works. The requirement is for an annual software licence. This notice is published for transparency purposes to record the contract details of this non-competitive procurement.

    Track record

    41 awards · 39 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In it software, UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION has awarded 41 contracts to 39 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. SOFTCAT PLC2× · 5%
    2. R-COM CONSULTING LIMITED2× · 5%
    3. DELL CORPORATION LIMITED1× · 2%
    4. CYBERLAB SECURITY LIMITED1× · 2%
    5. GOVERNMENT LEGAL DEPARTMENT1× · 2%
    6. METOCEAN TELEMATICS (U.K.) LIMITED1× · 2%

    +33 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-07b37a

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    Sector
    IT & Software