UKRI awards Data Tunnelling Service contract to SOFTCAT PLC

Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 15:46.

Opportunity overview

****THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION**** This procurement is being concluded following a limited competition procurement exercise. Brief Description Data Tunnelling Service

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.

SOFTCAT PLC

Matched by number

Contract value: £33.3k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 12 Oct 2026
Including VAT: £40k
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 02174990
Location: Marlow, UKJ13, SL7 1LW, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: DDaT27534
Status: complete
Procurement Method: limited
Procurement Method Details: Below threshold - limited competition

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: UK Research and Innovation
Id: GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Address

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

Contact

Email: commercial@ukri.org

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 2

Name: UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Id: GB-PPON-PMPN-7535-GNTG
Role Details: Shared Service Provider

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PMPN-7535-GNTG

Address

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

Contact

Email: DDaTprocurement@uksbs.co.uk

Roles

procuringEntity

processContactPoint

Organisation 3

Name: SOFTCAT PLC
Id: GB-COH-02174990

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 02174990

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PZRT-9169-TVMT

Address

Street Address: Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane
Locality: Marlow
Postal Code: SL7 1LW
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ13

Contact

Email: psitq@softcat.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://Softcat.com ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72000000
Description: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-02174990
Name: SOFTCAT PLC

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Above Threshold: No
Date Signed: 13 Oct 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 29 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 28 Nov 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT: 39,961.94
Amount: 33,301.62
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097512-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097512-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 14:13
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

097512-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 15 Oct 2026, 14:13

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

UK Research and Innovation has concluded a limited-competition procurement for a Data Tunnelling Service. The published contract record names SOFTCAT PLC as supplier for lot 1, with a signed contract running from 29 November 2026 to 28 November 2027.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeContract details notice on Find a TenderEvidence: The process and contract document are labelled "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement statusCompleteEvidence: The tender status is "complete".
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 has status "active".

98% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097512-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07889b
First published: 15 Oct 2026
Last checked: 15 Oct 2026, 15:46
Notice versions reviewed: 1

View Find a Tender notice ↗

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Award 1 and contract 1 are recorded as active. The contract was signed on 13 October 2026.

Market significance

This is a below-threshold IT services award with a published net value of £33,301.62 and gross value of £39,961.94.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

SOFTCAT PLC

100% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £33,301.62 net; £39,961.94 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract

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Award 1 names SOFTCAT PLC as its supplier. The supplier identifier is GB-COH-02174990, matching the verified company number and name. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and contains the published contract value.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

100% confidence

Contract details notice on Find a Tender

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The process and contract document are labelled "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".

Procurement status

100% confidence

Complete

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The tender status is "complete".

Award status

100% confidence

Active

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Award 1 has status "active".

Contract status

100% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 has status "active".

Contract signature

100% confidence

Signed on 13 October 2026

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Contract 1 includes dateSigned: 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value excluding VAT

100% confidence

£33,301.62

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Contract 1 value.amount is 33301.62 GBP.

Contract value including VAT

100% confidence

£39,961.94

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 39961.94 GBP.

Value allocation

97% confidence

Published at contract level for the single supplier and lot

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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signed

100% confidence

13 October 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-13.

Notice published

100% confidence

15 October 2026

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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-15T14:13:09+01:00.

Contract start

100% confidence

29 November 2026

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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-11-29.

Contract end

100% confidence

28 November 2027

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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-11-28T23:59:59Z.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

100% confidence

Data Tunnelling Service

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The tender title and brief description state "DDaT27534- Data Tunnelling Service" and "Data Tunnelling Service".

Procurement category

100% confidence

Services

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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".

CPV classification

100% confidence

72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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Award item 1 lists CPV 72000000.

Delivery geography

100% confidence

United Kingdom

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Award item 1 specifies a delivery address in region UK, country GB.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

100% confidence

Limited competition

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The tender procurementMethod is "limited" and procurementMethodDetails state "Below threshold - limited competition".

Threshold status

100% confidence

Below threshold

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The tender procedure details state "Below threshold - limited competition"; contract 1 also records aboveThreshold as false.

Call for competition

100% confidence

Not a call for competition

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The published description explicitly says this is a contract details notice, not a call for competition.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Term

100% confidence

29 November 2026 to 28 November 2027

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Contract 1 period provides these start and end dates.

Duration

99% confidence

Approximately 12 months

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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 29 November 2026 to 28 November 2027.

Extension options

100% confidence

Unknown

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No extension or option terms are supplied in the published record.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Award structure

100% confidence

One published lot, one award, and one named supplier

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Lot 1, award 1 and contract 1 are present; award 1 names SOFTCAT PLC only.

Commercial visibility

100% confidence

A contract-level net and gross value is published

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Contract 1 provides amount and amountGross in GBP.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

98%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-07889b
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

100% confidence

UK Research and Innovation

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The process identifies UK Research and Innovation as buyer.

Buyer type

100% confidence

Central government public authority

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The buyer classification is "Public authority - central government".

Procuring entity

100% confidence

UK Shared Business Services Ltd

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UK Shared Business Services Ltd is listed with procuringEntity and processContactPoint roles.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

100% confidence

SOFTCAT PLC (company number 02174990)

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The supplied verified company name is SOFTCAT PLC and the verified company number is 02174990, matched by company number.

Supplier status

100% confidence

Active company

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Supplier verification reports verifiedCompanyStatus as Active.

Supplier scale

100% confidence

Large

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The supplier party details record scale as "large".

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement timing

70% confidence

Around contract end, 28 November 2027

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This is an estimate based solely on the explicit contract end date. No renewal, extension, or replacement procurement plan is published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier identity quality

100% confidence

Verified

View supporting evidence

The supplier was matched by GB-COH company number 02174990 to verified company name SOFTCAT PLC.

Published award date

100% confidence

Not supplied

View supporting evidence

Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied award data.

Competition and evaluation detail

100% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice

View supporting evidence

No bidder count, tenderer list, evaluation scores, award rationale, or pricing breakdown is present in the supplied data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The published record does not provide an award decision date.
Lot 1 has no published title, description, or separate lot value.
No bid volumes, bidder identities beyond the winner, evaluation methodology, scores, or award rationale are supplied.
No extension, renewal, or pricing-detail terms are supplied.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the UKRI Data Tunnelling Service contract?

SOFTCAT PLC, verified against company number 02174990.

What is the contract value?

The published value is £33,301.62 excluding VAT and £39,961.94 including VAT.

When does the contract run?

From 29 November 2026 to 28 November 2027.

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.

DDaT27534- Data Tunnelling Service

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

SOFTCAT PLC

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

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Contact

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Identifier

Additional Identifiers

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Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Suppliers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

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Value

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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