AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Atomic Energy Authority published an awarded contract notice for GitLab managed services and an Ultimate pilot. The active award names OTTRA LTD as supplier. The award value is £600,000; the notice also describes estimated spend of £150,000 per year under a 1+1+1+1 arrangement.
Published outcomeOne active award was recorded to OTTRA LTD, dated 9 October 2026. The published contract period runs from 15 October 2026 to 15 October 2027.
Market significanceThis is a software-maintenance services award for UK Atomic Energy Authority, with a published £600,000 award value and a stated potential four-year 1+1+1+1 commercial structure.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
OTTRA LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-5c8bbfb9-29f5-4238-aaca-569e176b3bdd-1 · £600,000 GBP · Active award
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The award names source supplier "OTTRA Ltd". Supplier verification identifies the legal company name as OTTRA LTD (company number 12899956) through an exact-name match. The single award value is £600,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record complete
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Notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; tender status is "complete" and process display status is "awarded".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-5c8bbfb9-29f5-4238-aaca-569e176b3bdd-1 has status "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence9 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period
99% confidence15 October 2026 to 15 October 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod state start 2026-10-15 and end 2027-10-15.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£600,000
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Award value is GBP 600,000.
Stated estimated annual spend
96% confidence£150,000 per annum
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Tender description states "estimated spend of £150k p/a".
Value interpretation
93% confidenceThe £600,000 award value aligns arithmetically with four years at £150,000 per annum, but the published contract period is one year.
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Description states a 1+1+1+1 agreement at £150k p/a; award value is £600,000; published period is 15 October 2026 to 15 October 2027.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence21 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-09-21T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence9 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication
98% confidence15 October 2026, 16:27 BST
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T16:27:27+01:00.
Published contract start
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract period start date: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract end
99% confidence15 October 2027
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Contract period end date: 2027-10-15T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceGitLab managed service and Ultimate pilot
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Tender title and description: "Gitlab Managed Service & Ultimate Pilot for UKAEA".
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 72267100 — Maintenance of information technology software
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Published tender classification.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category is "services".
Delivery location
96% confidenceSouth East, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies region "South East" and country "United Kingdom".
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceRestricted procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Restricted procedure".
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders received and evaluation results are unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published initial term
99% confidenceOne year, 15 October 2026 to 15 October 2027
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Published contractPeriod dates.
Stated commercial structure
96% confidence1+1+1+1 agreement
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Tender description explicitly states "The contract is a 1+1+1+1 agreement".
Extension exercise terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Contract signature
98% confidenceNot confirmed
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The source records an active award and contract period but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award-value structure
88% confidenceThe award value appears to represent up to four annual £150,000 periods rather than the published one-year period alone.
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The notice states £150k per annum and a 1+1+1+1 structure, while the award value is £600,000 and the published period is one year. This is an interpretation, not an explicit value-breakdown statement.
Published award allocation
98% confidenceThe full published £600,000 award value is associated with the single named supplier and single award record.
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One award is published, naming OTTRA LTD as the only supplier, with value £600,000.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value and duration presentation
98% confidenceThe notice presents a £600,000 award value and a one-year published period, while describing a 1+1+1+1 agreement with estimated spend of £150,000 per annum. The notice does not provide an explicit annual or extension-period value breakdown.
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Award value, contractPeriod and tender description.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lots or lot-level allocation are supplied.
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Lots array is empty and award lot IDs are null.
Evaluation transparency
99% confidenceInformation on tender count, bidder identities, scores, pricing and reasons for award was not supplied in the published notice data.
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No such fields are present in the supplied source data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not explicitly confirm contract signature; the analysis therefore reports an active award, not a signed contract.
- The notice does not state whether, how, or when any of the potential additional one-year periods may be exercised.
- No lot titles, lot IDs or lot-level value allocation were published.
- Information on tender volumes, unsuccessful suppliers, evaluation scores, pricing, award rationale and savings was not supplied in the published notice.
- The relationship between the £600,000 award value and the one-year published contract period is not expressly broken down in the source.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UK Atomic Energy AuthorityOTTRA LTDGitLab managed serviceGitLab Ultimatesoftware maintenancerestricted procedureContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the UKAEA GitLab managed service contract?
OTTRA LTD, verified as company number 12899956, is the sole supplier named on the active award.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £600,000. The description also states estimated spend of £150,000 per annum under a 1+1+1+1 arrangement.
When does the published contract period end?
The published contract period ends on 15 October 2027.
Was the contract signed?
The supplied notice confirms an active award and published contract period, but does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.