Network Rail Oracle Fusion SaaS direct award | GBP 1.982m pending

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 13:28.

Opportunity overview

Oracle Fusion Software as a Service - Open For Business

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Transparency 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: ocds-h6vhtk-078a9a
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen: Fusion SaaS is embedded in Netwrok Rails CRM Processes. Oracle own IPR and no other company can deliver this service on Oracle Software. Switching at this stage in Nr's progress to GBR will involve disproprtionate cost, introduce unacceptable risk and cannot fully take acocuntof the GBR future.

Legal basis

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

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Id: singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Entry 2

Id: singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Special regime

utilities

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Document Type: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Id: GB-PPON-PNZN-9524-VCQJ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PNZN-9524-VCQJ

Address

Street Address: Waterloo General Office
Locality: London
Postal Code: SE1 8SW
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI45

Contact

Name: Michael Thrower
Email: MThrower@networkrail.co.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

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

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: pending
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72222300
Description: Information technology services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 2,378,400
Amount: 1,982,000
Currency: GBP

Contract period

Starts: 10 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 9 Nov 2029, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 098417-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK5
Description: Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098417-2026 ↗
Published: 19 Oct 2026, 11:56
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 29 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · London · UKI45 · SE1 8SW · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

098417-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 19 Oct 2026, 11:56

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

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited published a transparency notice for a direct award concerning Oracle Fusion Software as a Service for its Open For Business programme. The published award is pending, with no supplier named in the supplied award data and a future signature date scheduled.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeTransparency notice on Find a TenderEvidence: Process notice_type and award document description state "Transparency notice on Find a Tender".
Award statusPendingEvidence: Award 1 status is "pending".
Tender statusCompleteEvidence: Tender status is "complete".

94% approved-analysis confidence0 supplier records analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098417-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078a9a
First published: 19 Oct 2026
Last checked: 19 Oct 2026, 13:28
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: 19 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Pending direct award; the supplied record does not evidence a signed or active contract.

Market significance

The notice indicates a single-supplier, technology-specific procurement rationale tied to Oracle intellectual property and embedded CRM processes, but it does not identify the intended supplier in the award record.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Transparency notice on Find a Tender

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Process notice_type and award document description state "Transparency notice on Find a Tender".

Award status

99% confidence

Pending

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Award 1 status is "pending".

Tender status

98% confidence

Complete

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Tender status is "complete".

Signature status

99% confidence

Not evidenced as signed

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The award contains a futureSignatureDate milestone scheduled for 2026-10-29; no signed-contract field or completed signature milestone is supplied.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

98% confidence

GBP 1,982,000

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Award 1 value.amount is 1982000 GBP; amountGross is separately supplied.

Award value including VAT

98% confidence

GBP 2,378,400

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 2378400 GBP.

Value allocation

99% confidence

Single pending award; no supplier allocation published

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Award 1 carries the value, while the supplied suppliers array is empty.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Notice published

99% confidence

19 October 2026

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Published_at and award-notice document datePublished are 2026-10-19T11:56:42+01:00.

Scheduled signature date

99% confidence

29 October 2026

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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate has dueDate 2026-10-29T23:59:59+00:00 and status scheduled.

Planned contract start

98% confidence

10 November 2026

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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-10T00:00:00+00:00.

Planned contract end

98% confidence

9 November 2029

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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2029-11-09T23:59:59+00:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Oracle Fusion Software as a Service for Open For Business

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Process title is "Open For Business - Saas Agreement - Oracle" and description states "Oracle Fusion Software as a Service - Open For Business".

Procurement category

98% confidence

Services

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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 72222300 — Information technology services

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Award item additional classification states CPV 72222300, "Information technology services".

Delivery geography

98% confidence

United Kingdom

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Award item delivery address region is UK and country is GB.

Lot coverage

99% confidence

Lot 1

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Award 1 relatedLots and item relatedLot both identify lot 1.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award

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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".

Regulatory regime

98% confidence

Utilities; Procurement Act 2023 legal basis cited

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Tender specialRegime includes utilities and legalBasis is UKPGA 2023/54.

Published direct-award rationale

94% confidence

The buyer states that Fusion SaaS is embedded in its CRM processes, Oracle owns the relevant intellectual property, and changing approach during progress towards GBR would create disproportionate cost and unacceptable risk.

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Tender procurementMethodRationale provides these statements.

Rationale classifications

99% confidence

Exclusive intellectual-property rights and technical reasons

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Tender rationale classifications are singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights and singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons.

Competition information

99% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice data

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No bid, tenderer, score, or competition-count data is supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Planned term

98% confidence

10 November 2026 to 9 November 2029

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Award contractPeriod supplies these start and end dates.

Planned duration

94% confidence

Approximately 3 years

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Calculated from the supplied contract-period dates.

Extensions or renewal options

99% confidence

Unknown

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No extension, option, or renewal terms are supplied.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Market access signal

91% confidence

The published rationale indicates limited substitutability for the stated requirement because it relies on Oracle-owned intellectual property and integration with existing CRM processes.

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Buyer rationale cites embedded Fusion SaaS, Oracle intellectual property, and technical and transition-risk considerations.

Commercial position

99% confidence

The stated award value applies to the pending award as a whole and cannot be allocated to a supplier from the supplied data.

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Award value is published, but no supplier is named or linked to the award.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

94%overall confidence

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

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078a9a
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited

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Process buyer_name and party with buyer role identify NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED.

Buyer classification

98% confidence

Public authority — central government

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Buyer party classification description states "Public authority - central government".

Buyer location

98% confidence

London, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists Waterloo General Office, London, SE1 8SW, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier disclosure

99% confidence

No supplier is identified in the supplied award data

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The supplied suppliers array is empty and no award supplier reference is provided.

Oracle reference

99% confidence

Oracle is named in the requirement title and direct-award rationale, not as a published award supplier in the supplied data

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The title references Oracle and the rationale refers to Oracle intellectual property; no supplier party or supplier record is supplied.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement horizon

82% confidence

Around November 2029, subject to the pending award proceeding on the stated term

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This is an estimate derived solely from the published planned end date of 9 November 2029; no renewal plan is supplied.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Pending status

99% confidence

The award is pending and the signature date is scheduled; this is not evidence of a concluded, signed, or active contract.

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Award status is pending and milestone status is scheduled.

Supplier information

99% confidence

No supplier is published in the supplied award data. Oracle is referenced in the title and rationale only and is not treated as the awardee.

View supporting evidence

Suppliers array is empty; the tender title and rationale mention Oracle.

Information not supplied in the published notice

98% confidence

Lot title and description, individual lot value, bid counts, evaluation details, award date, pricing breakdown, and renewal or extension terms are absent.

View supporting evidence

These fields are null, empty, or not present in the supplied record.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The award is pending; the supplied data does not establish signature, contract conclusion, or service commencement.
No supplier is identified in the supplied award data. Oracle is only referenced in the title and procurement rationale.
Information not supplied in the published notice includes an award date, bid and evaluation data, lot title and description, individual lot value, pricing breakdown, and extension or renewal terms.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Has the Network Rail Oracle Fusion SaaS contract been signed?

No signed contract is evidenced in the supplied data. The award is pending and a signature date was scheduled for 29 October 2026.

Who won the award?

No supplier is named in the supplied award data. Oracle is mentioned in the requirement and rationale, but is not published as the awardee in the supplied record.

What is the published value?

The pending award value is GBP 1,982,000 excluding VAT and GBP 2,378,400 including VAT.

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.

Open For Business - Saas Agreement - Oracle

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