DDaT20311 - Salesforce Licensing
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITEDEstimated Value
Up to £497,624
Deadline
12 November 2020
Published
5 August 2021
Type
services
Overview
***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation have a requirement to purchase Salesforce Licensing renewal. This has been sourced via a direct award against the KCS Framework Agreement ref Y20011 entitled "Software Products and Associated Services 2".
CCN001 added July 2021 due to additional usage within the contract term. Also sourced via a direct award against the KCS Framework Agreement ref Y20011 entitled "Software Products and Associated Services 2"
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
SoftCat Plc
4 contracts wonlatest 24 Jul 2026ends 31 Jul 2031£2m
total awarded
- 2
Computacenter (Uk) Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 3 Aug 2026ends 2 Aug 2027£15,054
total awarded
- 3
Academia Limited
1 contract wonlatest 24 Jul 2026ends 31 Oct 2027£26,719
total awarded
- 4
CDW Limited
1 contract wonlatest 24 Jul 2026ends 29 Jul 2027£69,141
total awarded
- 5
NIXINFINITY - AI LTD
1 contract wonlatest 25 Mar 2026ends 31 Mar 2027£128,000
total awarded
SoftCat Plc is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITEDKey Dates
Published
5 August 2021
Submission deadline
12 November 2020
Notice type
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