SAS 9 and Viya 4 Software Licensing

Office for National Statistics
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31 March 2026 to 30 March 2031

Supply of a SAS Viya 4 migration bundle, including both SAS 9 and SAS Viya 4 software licenses. This contract facilitates the transition of analytical workloads to the Viya 4 environment, ensuring continued access to legacy SAS 9 capabilities while enabling modern cloud-native data processing and advanced analytics functionality.

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Awarded value: £9.8m; As published
Published: 8 April 2026; Contracts Finder
Awarded: 16 March 2026; SAS
Contract length: 60 months; Ends 30 March 2031

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of enterprise software licensing and migration support for SAS 9 and SAS Viya 4 analytics and data management platforms.

Category: Software package and information systems

Lifecycle

Publishedon Contracts Finder
8 April 2026
Contract awardedto SAS
16 March 2026
Contract starts
31 March 2026
Contract ends
30 March 2031

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The buyer

Type: Other public body
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Open statistical software tenders: 0
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How it compares

167× the typical statistical software contract (£59k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/164511/sas-9-and-viya-4-software-licensing
Buyer reference: CS-26-187
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-8430db4f-bf29-4864-bd2f-e9f8cacf9706
Source: Contracts Finder
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Office for National Statistics. SAS 9 and Viya 4 Software Licensing. Contract award, 8 April 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/164511/sas-9-and-viya-4-software-licensing (accessed 12 October 2026).