Award

Appian PAAS Subscription Agreement

  • Ofsted

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-054652

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0595d1

Published 8 September 2025, 1:47pm



Scope

Reference

CON 1581

Description

Appian is a low-code technology platform developed and supplied by the company of the same name. We require:

Licenses for our internal delivery team, our third-party delivery partners, and our end users.


Contract 1. Appian PAAS Subscription Agreement

Supplier

Contract value

  • £397,692 excluding VAT
  • £477,230 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

17 September 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 17 September 2025 to 16 September 2027
  • 2 years

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Other information

Description of risks to contract performance

The scope of licence requirements over the 2-year contract term is currently unknown. There is a risk that the initial purchase may not cover the full number of licences required to support operational needs. This risk will be actively monitored throughout the contract term. Should additional licences be needed, a contract modification may be initiated to accommodate the increased scope

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

  • Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
  • Single supplier - technical reasons

Appian licenses are exclusively distributed by Appian due to their proprietary nature. No other supplier can offer the same product, making competition non-viable.


Supplier

APPIAN EUROPE LIMITED

  • Companies House: 05866355
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGTD-8861-QGJT

16 Great Queen Street

London

WC2B 5AH

United Kingdom

Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London

Contract 1. Appian PAAS Subscription Agreement


Contracting authority

Ofsted

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLXD-3382-NDQL

Piccadilly Gate, Store Street

Manchester

M1 2WD

United Kingdom

Region: UKD33 - Manchester

Organisation type: Public authority - central government