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UKRI-5102 MCMS Software License Renewal

UK Research & Innovation · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 09:09.

Opportunity overview

Renewal of software license for MCMS specialist database system for a period of 3 years.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Published award value
£256.2k
Awarded
31 Aug 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PHWX-6571-HXTV
Location
Cambridge, UKH12, CB2 0BA, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
UKRI-5102
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Cambridge University is the sole provider of the MCMS license, the MCMS Database is not a commercially available product.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHG
Name
UK Research & Innovation

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK14
Country
GB
Locality
Swindon
Postal Code
SN2 1FL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Polaris House, North Star Avenue

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PDQJ-7126-JDHG
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
MRC Procurement Manager
Telephone
01793442000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PHWX-6571-HXTV
Name
University Biomedical Services

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Locality
Cambridge
Postal Code
CB2 0BA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Anne McLaren Building, 90 Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge Biomedical Campus

Details

Vcse
Yes
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PHWX-6571-HXTV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
1 Sept 2025, 00:00
Title
UKRI-5102 MCMS Software License Renewal
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
48612000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Database-management system

Value

Amount
256,194.3
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
307,433.16

Documents

Entry 1
Id
055944-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
11 Sept 2025, 16:28
Entry 2
Id
055956-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
11 Sept 2025, 16:41

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHWX-6571-HXTV
Name
University Biomedical Services

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
23 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
30 May 2028, 23:59
Starts
24 Sept 2025, 00:00

Subcontracting

Subcontracts

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
NA

Main Contractors

Entry 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHWX-6571-HXTV
Name
University Biomedical Services

Standstill Period

Ends
22 Sept 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
UKRI-5102 MCMS Software License Renewal
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
29 Sept 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
256,194.3
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
307,433.16

Period

Ends
31 May 2028, 23:59
Starts
30 Sept 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
062602-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
6 Oct 2025, 15:54

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Swindon · UKK14 · SN2 1FL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0598de-2025-10-06T15:54:59+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·