AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office published an award notice for a 12-month extension and total contract value increase for Hera Oracle Support Services. The award names COVOXA LIMITED as supplier and states a total value of £3,000,000.
Published outcomeAward recorded as active from 3 October 2026 to 2 October 2027.
Market significanceThis is a framework call-off extension for Oracle support-related services, with a stated total contract value of £3,000,000.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
COVOXA LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-786efe69-ddc9-4dfd-93c7-f09820303262-1 · £3,000,000 (award-level value) GBP · verified
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The award identifies supplier “Covoxa Ltd”; supplier verification matches company number 07359811 to COVOXA LIMITED. The award value is £3,000,000 and the award has one named supplier.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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The published document is labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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The award record status is “active”.
Award date
98% confidence3 October 2026
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The award record gives date 2026-10-03T00:00:00+01:00.
Publication date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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The award notice document and release history give 2026-10-12T15:39:21+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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No explicit contract signature or execution field is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value / stated total contract value
99% confidence£3,000,000
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The tender description states an increase in value to £3,000,000; the tender and award value fields both state GBP 3,000,000.
Value basis
96% confidenceStated total contract value following extension; incremental increase not published
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The description says “increasing value to £3,000,000”; no prior value or separate extension increment is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence2 October 2026, 12:00 BST
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The tender period end date is 2026-10-02T12:00:00+01:00.
Contract period start
99% confidence3 October 2026
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Tender and award contract-period fields state 2026-10-03T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period end
99% confidence2 October 2027
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Tender and award contract-period fields state 2027-10-02T23:59:59+01:00.
Stated extension period
99% confidence12 months
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The title and description state that the contract is being extended by 12 months.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceHera Oracle Support Services extension and total contract value increase
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The title is “Extension & TCV Increase for Hera - Oracle Support Services”.
Main category
99% confidenceServices
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The tender main procurement category is services.
Primary CPV
99% confidence72212450 — Time accounting or human resources software development services
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The published tender classification identifies CPV 72212450 as the primary classification.
Delivery location
98% confidenceLondon, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies region London and country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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The tender procurement method is stated as selective.
Method detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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The tender procurement method details state “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceYes
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The tender suitability field marks SME as true.
Competition and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot published
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No bidder count, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence3 October 2026 to 2 October 2027
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The published contract period starts 3 October 2026 and ends 2 October 2027.
Extension mechanism
98% confidenceExtension described as allowed in the existing contract
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The description says “As allowed in Contract extending by 12 months”.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceNot published
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No rate card, pricing structure, payment terms or pricing breakdown is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial change
99% confidenceThe notice records both a 12-month extension and a total contract value increase to £3,000,000.
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This is stated directly in the title and description and reflected in the award value.
Supplier opportunity context
97% confidenceThe extension is tied to an existing framework call-off rather than a newly described open competition.
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The stated procedure is a call-off from a framework agreement and the description refers to an extension allowed in the contract.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published information coverage
99% confidenceLimited post-award detail
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Information not supplied in the published notice includes the prior contract value, incremental value increase, framework name, lot allocation, bidder numbers, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing breakdown and signature status.
Value interpretation
98% confidence£3,000,000 is treated as a total contract value, not a separately evidenced extension increment
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The source says the value is being increased “to £3,000,000”; it does not state the amount added by this extension.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was matched by company number 07359811 to COVOXA LIMITED; no supplier-name mismatch is flagged.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly evidence contract signature or execution, so this analysis does not describe the contract as signed.
- The £3,000,000 figure is stated as the value after increase; the previous total and incremental extension value are not published.
- No framework name, framework lot, lot allocation, prior contract reference or individual pricing information is supplied.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid numbers, competing suppliers, scoring, evaluation rationale and savings.
- No renewal option is published; the renewal outlook is only an estimate derived from the stated end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
FCDOForeign Commonwealth and Development OfficeCOVOXA LIMITEDCovoxaHera Oracle Support ServicesOracle supportframework call-offContracts Finderpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier for the Hera Oracle Support Services extension?
The verified legal supplier name is COVOXA LIMITED (company number 07359811). The source notice names Covoxa Ltd.
What is the published value of the award?
The award states £3,000,000 as the total contract value. The published notice does not state the separate value added by the extension.
How long is the extension?
The notice states a 12-month extension, with a published contract period from 3 October 2026 to 2 October 2027.
What procedure was used?
The notice describes a selective procurement conducted as a call-off from a framework agreement.
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