Award

Finance system support, maintenance and hosting services

  • Natural History Museum

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-000791

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-060056

Published 6 January 2026, 4:05pm



Scope

Description

Support, maintenance, hosting and data storage services for the contracting authority’s existing finance system and associated modules.

The services relate to a business critical system currently in operational use.

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Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £400,000 excluding VAT
  • £480,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

19 January 2026

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 20 January 2026 to 19 January 2029
  • 3 years

Main procurement category

Services

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

Additional licences, storage or consultancy costs

CPV classifications

  • 72260000 - Software-related services
  • 72267000 - Software maintenance and repair services
  • 72410000 - Provider services

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

  • Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
  • Additional or repeat goods, services or works - extension or partial replacement

The conditions in Schedule 5, paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 are met.

The supplier holds intellectual property and other exclusive rights in relation to the existing finance system, meaning only that supplier can provide the required support, maintenance and hosting services.

There are no reasonable alternatives to these services without replacement of the existing system.


Supplier

Access UK Ltd

  • Companies House: 02343760

Armstrong Building, Oakwood Drive, Loughborough University Science & Enterprise Park

Loughborough

LE11 3QF

United Kingdom

Contact name: Kayleigh Simms

Email: Kayleigh.simms@theaccessgroup.com

Region: UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Natural History Museum

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJBJ-4723-MZPX

Cromwell Road

London

SW7 5BD

United Kingdom

Contact name: NHM Procurement

Email: nhmprocurement@nhm.ac.uk

Region: UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham

Organisation type: Public authority - central government