AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Northern Gas Networks Limited published a transparency notice for a direct award to SAP (UK) LIMITED for SAP Cloud Platform Enterprise Agreement cloud services. The award record is pending and a future signature date is scheduled, so this is not evidence of a signed or active contract.
Published outcomePending direct award to SAP (UK) LIMITED for Lot 1.
Market significanceThe buyer cites technical interoperability with its existing SAP estate and continuity of critical systems as the reason competition is absent.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SAP (UK) LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £671,450 excluding VAT; £805,740 including VAT GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names SAP (UK) LIMITED as supplier and states amount £671,450 and amountGross £805,740. Supplier identity is verified against Companies House number 02152073.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceTransparency notice on Find a Tender
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Document 097151-2026 is described as a "Transparency notice on Find a Tender" and published on 14 October 2026.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status "pending".
Signature status
98% confidenceFuture signature scheduled; signing not evidenced
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Award 1 includes a futureSignatureDate milestone due 15 October 2026 with status "scheduled".
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£671,450
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Award 1 value amount is 671450 GBP; the procurement description calls this the estimated contract value excluding VAT.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£805,740
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Award 1 value amountGross is 805740 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAward-level value for Lot 1
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Award 1 is linked to Lot 1; no separate lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice document 097151-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-14T15:47:39+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award milestone futureSignatureDate is due 2026-10-15T23:59:59+01:00.
Award-record contract period
97% confidence15 October 2026 to 12 May 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod states startDate 2026-10-15 and endDate 2027-05-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSAP Cloud Platform Enterprise Agreement renewal for cloud-based services supporting critical business systems and applications
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Procurement description.
Service model
98% confidenceConsumption-based access to cloud credits, platform services, enterprise support and associated SAP cloud capabilities
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Procurement description.
Category
99% confidenceServices; CPV 72268000 Software supply services
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services and its item carries CPV 72268000.
Delivery regions
98% confidenceUKC and UKE
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Award item deliveryAddresses list UKC and UKE.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".
Competition rationale
98% confidenceCompetition stated to be absent for technical reasons
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The rationale says the SAP agreement is intrinsically linked to the existing SAP environment and that SAP (UK) Limited is the only supplier capable of providing the services within it.
Regime
99% confidenceUtilities
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Tender specialRegime lists "utilities".
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (Lot 1)
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Tender lots contains Lot 1 and Award 1 is related to Lot 1.
Published award-record period
97% confidence15 October 2026 to 12 May 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
98% confidenceConsumption-based SAP cloud services
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The description states that access is provided through a consumption-based model including cloud credits and platform services.
Switching considerations
96% confidenceBuyer reports substantial reconfiguration, interface redevelopment, service migration and replacement of integrations would be required for an alternative solution
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Direct-award rationale.
Commercial implication
93% confidenceThe published rationale indicates supplier dependence within the existing SAP environment; it does not publish pricing, usage volumes or benchmark evidence.
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Direct-award rationale and published notice fields.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract status caution
99% confidenceThe record is a pending award with a scheduled future signature, not a confirmed signed contract.
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Award 1 status is pending; its futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 15 October 2026.
Date inconsistency
99% confidenceThe narrative says the agreement covers 13 May 2026 to 12 May 2027, while the award record gives 15 October 2026 to 12 May 2027. Neither version is selected as definitive.
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Procurement description versus Award 1 contractPeriod.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 fields are null for title, description and value amount.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains conflicting stated contract start dates: 13 May 2026 in the description and 15 October 2026 in the award record.
- The notice does not publish bid numbers, evaluation scores, pricing breakdowns, contract documents, extension terms or individual lot pricing.
- The published award remains pending; the scheduled signature date does not confirm signature or service commencement.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Northern Gas NetworksSAP (UK) LIMITEDSAP Cloud Platform Enterprise Agreementdirect awardSAP cloud servicestransparency notice
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier?
SAP (UK) LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 02152073.
Has the contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced. The award is pending and the notice records a scheduled future signature date.
What is the published value?
£671,450 excluding VAT, with a gross amount of £805,740 recorded in the award.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.