AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Ministry of Defence directly awarded three SAP agreements to SAP (UK) LIMITED for DLIS project software licences and support. The published contract records state that all three were signed and started on 9 July 2026, with stated end dates of 9 July 2033.
Published outcomeSAP (UK) LIMITED is the verified supplier on awards 1–3 and the associated active contracts for core licences, SAP services and SAP Cloud Software (Tricentis) licences.
Market significanceThis is a defence and security direct award based on SAP’s stated exclusive intellectual-property rights for an already selected and integrated platform. The notice reports three contracts with combined published net values of £27,559,640.26, while separate award-level values total £2,299,317; the relationship between these value sets is not explained.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
3 supplier records analysed
SAP (UK) LIMITED
100% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £64,479 award-level value; associated contract net value £13,623,943.26 and gross value £16,348,731.91 GBP · Verified supplier; active award and associated active contract
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Supplier verification identifies SAP (UK) LIMITED, company number 02152073, as verified by company number. Award 1 names this supplier; contract 1 is linked by awardID 1.
SAP (UK) LIMITED
100% confidenceAward 2 · Lots 1 · £2,027,250 award-level value; associated contract net value £12,632,800 and gross value £15,159,360 GBP · Verified supplier; active award and associated active contract
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Supplier verification identifies SAP (UK) LIMITED, company number 02152073, as verified by company number. Award 2 names this supplier; contract 2 is linked by awardID 2.
SAP (UK) LIMITED
100% confidenceAward 3 · Lots 1 · £207,588 award-level value; associated contract net value £1,302,897 and gross value £1,563,476.40 GBP · Verified supplier; active award and associated active contract
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Supplier verification identifies SAP (UK) LIMITED, company number 02152073, as verified by company number. Award 3 names this supplier; contract 3 is linked by awardID 3.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement route
100% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct" and procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".
Award announcement
95% confidence30 June 2026
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Award records 1–3 each show award_date 2026-06-30; release history includes a Contract award notice on that date.
Contracts signed
100% confidence9 July 2026
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Contracts 1–3 each contain dateSigned 2026-07-09 and a document with documentType "contractSigned".
Contract start
100% confidence9 July 2026
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Contracts 1–3 each state period.startDate 2026-07-09.
Contract details notice published
100% confidence13 October 2026
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Release history and contract document 096374-2026 show publication on 2026-10-13.
Current recorded status
100% confidenceActive contracts
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Contracts 1–3 have status "active"; awards 1–3 also have status "active".
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award-level values
100% confidence£2,299,317 total (£64,479 for award 1; £2,027,250 for award 2; £207,588 for award 3)
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The supplied award records provide value_amount for each of the three awards.
Published contract net values
100% confidence£27,559,640.26 combined (£13,623,943.26 core licences; £12,632,800 services; £1,302,897 cloud software licences)
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Contracts 1–3 each provide value.amount in GBP.
Published contract gross values
100% confidence£33,071,568.31 combined (£16,348,731.91 core licences; £15,159,360 services; £1,563,476.40 cloud software licences)
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Contracts 1–3 each provide value.amountGross in GBP.
Value reconciliation
100% confidenceThe notice does not explain why the award-level values differ materially from the linked contract values.
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Award records and linked contracts report different values for each award/contract pairing.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
95% confidence30 June 2026
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Awards 1–3 show award_date 2026-06-30.
Signing and commencement
100% confidence9 July 2026
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Contracts 1–3 show both dateSigned and period.startDate as 2026-07-09.
Stated end date
100% confidence9 July 2033
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Contracts 1–3 show period.endDate 2033-07-09.
Notice publication
100% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract details notice 096374-2026 is dated 2026-10-13.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Project purpose
100% confidenceSAP licences and services supporting the DLIS Project.
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Process title and description state "SAP Licences and Services to support the DLIS Project".
Contract 1
100% confidenceSAP Core Licences; goods classification.
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Contract 1 title is "SAP Core Licences" and linked award 1 has mainProcurementCategory "goods".
Contract 2
100% confidenceSAP Services; software support services.
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Contract 2 title is "SAP Services"; linked award item has CPV 72261000, "Software support services".
Contract 3
100% confidenceSAP Cloud Software (Tricentis) Licences; software package and information systems.
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Contract 3 title is "SAP Cloud Software (Tricentis) Licences"; linked award item has CPV 48000000.
Delivery geography
100% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Each award item specifies delivery region UK and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
100% confidenceDirect award under the defence and security special regime.
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Tender data states direct procurement and specialRegime "defenceSecurity".
Direct-award rationale
100% confidenceThe Ministry of Defence states SAP holds the exclusive intellectual-property rights needed to license the already selected and integrated SAP platform, and that no alternative operator can provide equivalent rights.
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Tender procurementMethodRationale and classification "singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights".
Competition information
100% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation scores or comparative tender information supplied in the published notice.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
100% confidenceEach recorded contract runs from 9 July 2026 to 9 July 2033.
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Contracts 1–3 state the same start and end dates.
Options
100% confidenceEach contract records options for up to seven years through one or more option periods, where ongoing software access, maintenance, support and related services are required.
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Contracts 1–3 have hasOptions true and contain this options description.
Performance management
98% confidenceQuarterly observations are specified for licence delivery, onboarding appropriately cleared SQEP resources, and contract management information/meetings.
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Contracts 1–3 list agreedMetrics with observations at a three-month frequency.
Signed documents
100% confidenceThree SAP Order Forms are listed as signed-contract documents.
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A-24016, A-24018 and A-24017 each have documentType "contractSigned" and description "SAP Order Form".
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supplier concentration
100% confidenceAll three recorded awards and contracts are awarded to the same verified supplier, SAP (UK) LIMITED.
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Awards 1–3 each name SAP (UK) LIMITED as supplier.
Commercial structure
100% confidenceThe procurement separates core licences, services, and cloud software licences into three linked award/contract records within one completed lot.
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All awards relate to lot 1; linked contract titles distinguish the three requirements.
Route driver
98% confidenceThe buyer’s published rationale indicates platform-specific licensing rights, rather than an open competitive process, drove the direct award.
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Tender rationale cites SAP’s exclusive intellectual-property rights and says no alternative operator can provide equivalent rights.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value inconsistency
100% confidenceAward-level values and linked contract values differ substantially, and their relationship is not explained.
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Awards total £2,299,317; the linked contracts report £27,559,640.26 net and £33,071,568.31 gross.
Lot information
100% confidenceLot 1 is identified but has no published title, description or lot value.
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Lot record 1 has null title, description and value fields.
Unpublished information
100% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation detail, pricing breakdowns and an explanation of the value bases.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
Conflict-of-interest publication
100% confidenceA conflict-of-interest document is recorded as not published.
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Tender documents include conflictOfInterest with description "Not published".
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not reconcile the award-level values with the higher linked contract values.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or value.
- Bid numbers, evaluation results, pricing detail and a value-basis explanation were not supplied.
- The notice records options but does not clearly state a separate maximum end date or whether any option has been exercised.
- The conflict-of-interest document is recorded as not published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Ministry of DefenceSAP (UK) LIMITEDSAP licencesSAP support servicesDLIS Projectdirect awarddefence procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Ministry of Defence SAP licences and support contracts?
SAP (UK) LIMITED, verified under company number 02152073, is named on all three awards.
Were the contracts signed?
Yes. Each of the three contract records states a signing date of 9 July 2026 and lists an SAP Order Form as a signed-contract document.
What is the published contract value?
The three linked contracts report combined net values of £27,559,640.26 and combined gross values of £33,071,568.31. Separate award-level values total £2,299,317, and the notice does not explain the difference.
When do the contracts end?
The stated end date for each contract is 9 July 2033.
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