This award notice covers Oracle licence agreements for BPS and CSA required and associated support for UK SBS to provide continuation of essential shared services to UKRI and the former BEIS Department (BEIS existed until 2023 when it was split to form the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), hereinafter referred to as fBEIS.

The aim of the new licence agreements are to bridge the gap between the expiry of the current Oracle contract and

(a) implementation and go live of new Cloud ERP system for UKRI. That was competitively tendered in 2022 and is currently in the process of implementation and anticipated to go live in 2024 and; (b) the commencement of a full procurement for back-office services for the Matrix Cluster for fBEIS and other departments, which is anticipated to be in place by June 2026 (taking into account the procurement process and implementation).

This award notice covers licence agreements for Oracle Business Process Services (eBusiness Suite) and associated support and Cloud Services Agreement (Taleo) required for providing the continuation of essential shared services to UKRI whilst they are transitioning to a new Cloud ERP System competitively tendered under the SHARP Programme. It also covers the period to bridge the gap for the Central Government departments that were formerly known as BEIS (fBEIS) whilst they transition to a new platform to be competitively tendered under the Matrix Programme in 2023/24 and implemented in 2024-26.

The agreement will cover the period from 01 June 2023 to 31st May 2026 with an option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months in the event of programme delay.