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UK govt signs three-year licensing deal with Oracle

The new deal will extend the scope of Oracle's service and product delivery to additional public sector bodies

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UK: The UK government has entered into a 3-year licensing deal with Oracle.

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According to the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), which has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Oracle, the new deal will extend the scope of Oracle's service and product delivery to additional public sector bodies, including the NHS.

It must be noted that the new deal builds on a deal signed between CCS and Oracle in 2012 which promised to save the government in excess of £75m by 2015.

Register, which first wrote the story, reported that rather than inject new technology into the public sector or facilitate the pursuit of the Government Digital Service's government-as-a-platform agenda, the new deal appears to be focused on software licensing rather than a technology overhaul.

Sally Collier, Chief Executive, CCS, said, "The enhanced MoU will deliver savings across government and allow easier and more effective procurement of Oracle products and services. It lays the foundation for a more collaborative relationship between government and Oracle."

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