Scope
Reference
UKRI-5058
Description
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) intends to award a contract for the decommission the incumbent funding service known as Je-S/Siebel to Kerv Digital SE Limited . The scope of this procurement includes technical and professional expertise in the migration and decommissioning within a live operational system.
Contract 1. UKRI-5058
Suppliers
Supplier not yet selected
Contract value
- £402,340 excluding VAT
- £482,808 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
24 July 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 28 July 2025 to 27 July 2026
- 1 year
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
- Single supplier - technical reasons
- Additional or repeat goods, services or works - extension or partial replacement
The contract is being awarded without prior publication of a call for competition due to; technical reasons: The supplier has the technical capability and knowledge to decommission the current funding service and manage the data migration process in a live operational environment. The supplier has delivered 70% of the project and a change of supplier would result in disproportionate technical difficulties and duplication of cost.
Contracting authority
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDQJ-7126-JDHG
Polaris House
Swindon, Wiltshire
SN2 1FL
United Kingdom
Contact name: Corporate Procurement
Email: corporateprocurement@ukri.org
Website: https://www.ukri.org/
Region: UKK14 - Swindon
Organisation type: Public authority - central government