AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Public Services Delivery Scotland has published an award and contract notice for Oracle software support used across critical NHS Scotland services. The notice records a £335,000 GBP contract with ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED, signed on 1 October 2026, under an existing Oracle Unlimited Licence Agreement extension option.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED. The underlying lot is marked cancelled, while the award and contract records are marked active.
Market significanceThe procurement concerns continuing support for Oracle products underpinning primary care payments, blood and tissue services, national procurement, management information and Health Board applications. It was conducted without prior competition on exclusive-rights grounds.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 096424-2026-NP501026-1 · Lots 1 · 335000 GBP · Active award and contract
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The verified supplier record identifies ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED (company number 01782505). Award 096424-2026-NP501026-1 names the supplier; its linked contract is active and valued at £335,000 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAward and contract notice published; process marked complete
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Process display status is "awarded", source status is "complete", and release tags are "award" and "contract".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 096424-2026-NP501026-1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 096424-2026-NP501026-1 has status "active".
Contract conclusion evidence
99% confidenceContract signed on 1 October 2026
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Contract record gives dateSigned as 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1 is marked "cancelled" despite its association with the active award and contract.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£335,000 GBP
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Contract 096424-2026-NP501026-1 reports value amount 335000 and currency GBP.
Value attribution
97% confidenceSingle contract linked to the sole published award
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One contract is linked to award 096424-2026-NP501026-1, which names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Process published_at and release date are 2026-10-13T10:53:49+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date is supplied.
Contract end
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceContinued Oracle product support under a pre-existing Oracle Unlimited Licence Agreement extension option
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The notice says the award exercises a pre-existing ULA extension option to continue support for Oracle products held under perpetual licences.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Tender classification identifies CPV 72000000 as the primary classification.
Operational coverage
98% confidenceNHS Scotland critical services, including primary care payments, blood and tissue services, procurement, national datasets and Health Board applications
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The published description lists these supported service areas.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKM
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The item delivery address is recorded at regional level as UKM.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award without prior publication of a call for competition
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The procurement method is "limited" and procurement method details state "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition".
Rationale
99% confidenceExclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
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The rationale classification states that services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights; the narrative says "Sole supplier with exclusive rights in software within scope."
Award criterion
95% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 award criteria contains one criterion of type "price".
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids not published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Commercial basis
99% confidencePre-existing extension option under an Oracle Unlimited Licence Agreement
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The description explicitly says the award exercises a pre-existing extension option under the Oracle ULA.
Support renewal arrangement
98% confidenceSupport is described as annually renewable thereafter, subject to annual support charges
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The description states that the current contract provides for ongoing support on an annually renewable basis thereafter, subject to annual support charges.
Term and extension dates
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date, end date, duration or dated extension schedule is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supplier continuity
98% confidenceThe award continues support under an existing Oracle licence arrangement rather than introducing a newly competed software support requirement
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The notice describes exercise of a pre-existing ULA extension option and a limited procedure based on exclusive rights.
Dependency context
98% confidenceThe supported Oracle estate is described as underpinning multiple critical NHS Scotland services
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The notice lists primary care, blood and tissue, procurement, national data and Health Board service uses.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lifecycle fields
99% confidenceThe sole lot is cancelled while the linked award and contract are both active
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Lot 1 status is "cancelled"; the award and contract each have status "active". The published data does not explain the discrepancy.
Missing term details
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No contract start date, end date, duration, or dated renewal/extension schedule is provided.
Missing competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, pricing breakdown or evaluation narrative is provided beyond price as an award criterion.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity available
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The supplier was verified to ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED, company number 01782505. The source rendering includes an anomalous leading character.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The underlying lot is marked cancelled although its linked award and contract are marked active; the source does not reconcile these statuses.
- No contract start date, end date, duration, or dated renewal/extension schedule is published.
- No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown or detailed award assessment is published.
- The source supplier name includes an anomalous leading character ("¿Oracle Corporation UK Ltd."); this analysis uses the supplied verified legal identity, ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Oracle Software Licence and Support AgreementORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITEDPublic Services Delivery ScotlandNHS ScotlandOracle support contract£335,000 contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Oracle Software Licence and Support Agreement?
ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED, verified under company number 01782505.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract value is £335,000 GBP.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record gives a signed date of 1 October 2026.
Why was there no prior competition?
The notice cites exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights, and says the supplier has exclusive rights in the software within scope.
Is the contract term known?
No. The notice describes annually renewable support but does not publish a start date, end date or duration.
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