AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council has concluded a one-year Oracle software update licence and support contract with ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED. The contract is stated as signed on 1 October 2026, starts on 2 November 2026 and ends on 1 November 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED under lot LOT-0000.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold direct purchase without competition for Oracle licence support, valued at £75,302.59 excluding VAT (£90,363.11 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots LOT-0000 · £75,302.59 excluding VAT; £90,363.11 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names Oracle Corporation UK Limited as supplier. Supplier verification records exact-name resolution to ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED, company number 01782505. The contract linked to award 1 reports the stated values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as "complete" and the source is a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 1 October 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z.
Contract period
99% confidence2 November 2026 to 1 November 2027
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Contract 1 period states startDate 2026-11-02 and endDate 2027-11-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£75,302.59
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Contract 1 value.amount is 75302.59 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£90,363.11
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 90363.11 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceThe reported contract value relates to the single contract linked to award 1 and lot LOT-0000.
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; award 1 has relatedLots ["LOT-0000"] and one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-01.
Award/contract release first seen
95% confidence2 October 2026
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Release history records notice 093382-2026 on 2026-10-02, tagged award and contract.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Document 097254-2026 and release history give publication date 2026-10-15.
Contract start
99% confidence2 November 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-11-02.
Contract end
99% confidence1 November 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-11-01.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSoftware Update License & Support for a one-year term
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The procurement description states "Software Update License & Support - 1 year term".
Procurement title
99% confidenceCBMDC 459 Oracle Licences
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The process title is "CBMDC 459 Oracle Licences".
Category
96% confidenceServices; IT services, consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000)
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Award 1 records mainProcurementCategory as services and its item has CPV 72000000.
Lot
98% confidenceLOT-0000; no published lot title or description
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Award 1 and contract 1 are linked to LOT-0000. The supplied lot record has no title or description.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKE41, United Kingdom
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The award item lists delivery address region UKE41, GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition"; contract 1 is marked aboveThreshold: false.
Competition information
96% confidenceNo competition was stated; bid count and evaluation information were not supplied.
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The notice states below threshold without competition and provides no bid or evaluation fields.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceOne year, from 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2027
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The description states a one-year term and the contract period gives the stated dates.
Options
99% confidenceAdditional licences can be purchased
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Contract 1 hasOptions is true and its options description states "Additional licences can be purchased".
Extension terms
93% confidenceNot stated
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No extension period or extension mechanism is supplied beyond the option to purchase additional licences.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
96% confidenceA defined one-year licence support purchase with an option for additional licence purchases.
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The description specifies software update licence and support for one year; the contract options description permits additional licences.
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold direct route without competition.
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The published procedure detail states "Below threshold - without competition".
Supplier market signal
94% confidenceThe award places Oracle licence support with the verified UK Oracle entity; the notice does not publish pricing detail, service levels or selection rationale.
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Award 1 identifies the supplier and the supplied notice data contains no pricing breakdown, SLA or award rationale.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion evidence
99% confidenceThe record explicitly supports a signed, active contract rather than only an award announcement.
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Contract 1 has status active, dateSigned 2026-10-01, and a defined contract period.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by exact-name matching; capitalization differs only between the source and verified legal name.
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Verification records matchMethod "exact_name", verified company number 01782505, nameMismatch false, and verified company name ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED.
Lot detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: LOT-0000 has no title, description or separate value.
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The supplied lot record contains null title, description and value fields.
Commercial detail
94% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: pricing breakdown, evaluation rationale, bid count, service levels and extension terms.
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: a title or description for LOT-0000, individual lot value and pricing breakdown.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation criteria or scoring, award rationale, service levels and contract-management arrangements.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: extension terms or a renewal mechanism. The estimated re-procurement point is derived solely from the stated end date and is not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
CBMDC 459 Oracle LicencesORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITEDCity of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilOracle licence supportsoftware update licenceFind a Tender contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the CBMDC 459 Oracle Licences contract?
ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED won award 1 for lot LOT-0000.
What is the value of the Oracle licences contract?
The contract value is £75,302.59 excluding VAT and £90,363.11 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
It is stated as signed on 1 October 2026 and runs from 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2027.
Was the contract competed?
The notice describes a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
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