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DDaT26224 - Oracle Professional Services

UK Shared Business Services Ltd · Local or regional public body

In brief

UK Shared Business Services Ltd has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £625,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, starting 31 July 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for IT and software contracts across the UK (from 912 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The requirement covers specialist support for Oracle Fusion ERP, Oracle Fusion EPM (including ARCS), and wider Oracle SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, and middleware capabilities. The supplier may be required to support or fully deliver defined work packages, including secure configuration, quarterly release management, automation and AI enablement, integration design, audit and compliance controls, and operational governance. Experience operating within regulated public sector environments, delivering resilient, auditable, and scalable Oracle Cloud solutions, is essential. Through this notice we are looking for engagement with the market and feedback and what is available in general along with any…Read the full description
The requirement covers specialist support for Oracle Fusion ERP, Oracle Fusion EPM (including ARCS), and wider Oracle SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, and middleware capabilities. The supplier may be required to support or fully deliver defined work packages, including secure configuration, quarterly release management, automation and AI enablement, integration design, audit and compliance controls, and operational governance. Experience operating within regulated public sector environments, delivering resilient, auditable, and scalable Oracle Cloud solutions, is essential. Through this notice we are looking for engagement with the market and feedback and what is available in general along with any elements of innovation that may need to be considered. Please see below link which will take you to a form with a list of pre market engagement questions. If you could please provide feedback by 05/06/2026 this will be much appreciated. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=FtDPLd_5jEixa2g0W1mvtzPoUGIrQtZChfiEUUwgGb1UOFM1MUMxTEpFNVVOWk5BR1dGMkhRTzFTWC4u&embed=true" To Access the End User's Requirements Specification which is the current version of the specification which will provide further details on the requirement please contact ddatprocurement@uksbs.co.uk, referencing DDaT26224 Oracle Professional services pre market engagement to proceed. Please note that the route to market is undecided at this moment in time. It is hoped that through this pre market engagement this will help inform us.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 047809-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 047827-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

14

Awards

8

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

  1. DLSITT1105 - New Diamond Website

    Diamond Light Source LimitedSouth EastIT services and software

    Closing soon1 hour leftSuitable for SMEs

    £90kestimated
  2. Opportunity Finder​ Sept 2026

    UK Power Networks (Operations) LimitedLondonIT services and software

    Closing soon1 hour leftExpress interestLow competition

    £800kestimated
  3. SWAST-5146-COR Employee Career Development Mentoring App

    South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation TrustSouth WestIT services and software

    Closing soon1 hour leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £30kestimated
  4. Employee Benefits and Occupational Health Services

    Crown Commercial ServiceUK-wideHealthcare services, Social and domiciliary care

    Closing soon4 hours left7 lotsFramework

    £1.3bnframework ceiling
  5. Medical Simulations Devices and Technologies

    Supply Chain Coordination LimitedUK-wideVehicles and fleet, Construction

    Closing soon4 hours left5 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £210mframework ceiling

From notice 047809-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 22 May 2026, last updated 22 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.