United Kingdom: Provision of ORACLE Licenses, Cloud, Hardware, Services and Support

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Bldg 405, MoD Corsham
Corsham
SN13 9NR

Contact
David Chapman

Email
David.chapman360@mod.gov.uk

Telephone
+44 7733140552

Country
United Kingdom

Region code
UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/defence-digital

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority

I.5) Main activity
Defence

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title
Provision of ORACLE Licenses, Cloud, Hardware, Services and Support

Reference number
DDSFTW/103

II.1.2) Main CPV code
72261000 - Software support services

II.1.3) Type of contract
Services

II.1.4) Short description
Single source for the provision of ORACLE Licenses, Cloud, Services and Support for a duration of 5 years.

II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: 73,054,000

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
UK - United Kingdom

Main site or place of performance
United Kingdom

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Single Source under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for technical reasons

II.2.5) Award criteria
Price

II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section IV. Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
The contract has its object services listed in Annex II B
Explanation:
The UK Ministry of Defence, (the Authority), intends to renew its Enterprise Agreement with Oracle Corporation UK LTD (Oracle) for up to 60 months. This is a renewal of the Oracle Enterprise Agreement which ran from May 2021 to May 2024.
This renewal is justified under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 where competition is absent for technical reasons and where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator.
Oracle provide on premise solutions used by the Authority for the core ERP solution for Finance and procurement systems, as well as an Oracle Cloud SaaS for the provision of Core Civilian HR, Talent & Performance, Absence, Digital Assistant, Learning, Project and HR Helpdesk, known collectively as MyHR. In order to provide access to these services the Authority requires software licences and support. Oracle, as the provider of the core services, is the only entity able to grant these for technical reasons and/or for reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights.

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

Section V. Award of contract/concession

Contract No
DDSFTW/103

Title
DDSFTW/103 - Provision of ORACLE Licences, Cloud, Services and Support
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2) Award of contract/concession

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 May 2024

V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Oracle Corporation UK Limited
Thames Valley Park
Reading
RG6 1RA

Email
uk-publicsector_gb@oracle.com

Country
United Kingdom

NUTS code
UKJ11 - Berkshire

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No

V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 73,054,000

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted

Section VI. Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information
The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications .

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence - Defence Digital
Spur B2, Building 405, MoD Corsham
Corsham
SN13 9NR

Email
Charline.bourges101@mod.gov.uk

Telephone
+44 7393327688

Country
United Kingdom