Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
02904587
Waterloo General Offices
London
SE1 8SW
UK
Telephone: +44 1908781000
E-mail: brent.murgatroyd@networkrail.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Oracle hardware upgrade
II.1.2) Main CPV code
44316400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Upgrade of Oracle hardware in support of Network Rail Oracle private Cloud (OCI).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 082 091.46
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Upgrade of Oracle hardware in support of Network Rail Oracle private Cloud (OCI).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This is an existing private cloud infrastructure and this hardware is to upgrade end of life kit, which is currently managed by Oracle with no option to move the services.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-073520
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 49801 & 49800
Title: OVM to OCI Upgrade
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/12/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Oracle Corporation UK Limited
1782505
Oracle Parkway, Thames Valley Park,
Reading, Berkshire,
RG6 1RA
UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 082 091.46
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Network Rail
Milton Keynes
MK9 1EN
UK
E-mail: brent.murgatroyd@networkrail.co.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Network Rail
Network Rail
Milton Keynes
MK9 1EN
UK
E-mail: brent.murgatroyd@networkrail.co.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Network Rail
Network Rail
Milton Keynes
MK9 1EN
UK
E-mail: brent.murgatroyd@networkrail.co.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/01/2026