AwardedAwarded 17 December 2025

UKRI-5282 Provision of Netpaths to STFC

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · Central government

In brief

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) awarded IT and software work to Elsevier Ltd on 17 December 2025.

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

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What the notice says

This procurement provides secure, cost-effective Netpaths connectivity to STFC via the JANET network. The services support critical international research collaborations, including high-capacity links for the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid and the LOFAR radio astronomy programme.

Who won

Winner	Value	Dates
Elsevier Ltd	£750,000	Awarded 17 December 2025

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

17 December 2025Transparency notice · UK5, notice 083742-2025
17 December 2025Contract award notice · UK6, notice 083907-2025

Last time this was bought

Ukri-5523-devsecops review

Won by: Control Plane Limited
Awarded: 6 January 2026
Value: £148,962
Contract ends: 31 October 2026

Matched on UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)Last 12 months

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1898

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Softcat plc8 contracts
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From notice 083742-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 17 December 2025, last updated 17 December 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.