@UK PLC
08 May 2006




Immediate release                                                    8 May 2006

                                @UK PLC ("@UK")

                      @UK confirms seven Local Authorities

@UK PLC, (AIM: ATUK.L) a leading provider of software solutions that facilitate
eCommerce and eProcurement, announced at its Maiden Preliminary Results on 11
April 2006 that 72 local authorities had adopted @UK's eProcurement marketplace.

@UK is pleased to confirm that seven of those local authorities are based in the
North Yorkshire County, bringing together local authority buying activity across
the region.

Using @UK's unique trading hub and supplier technologies, Selby, Harrogate,
Hambleton, Craven, Richmondshire, Ryedale and Scarborough District Councils are
now building an integrated network of Procurement and eCommerce applications.
This will enable complete electronic trading for both the council and their
suppliers throughout the North Yorkshire region and beyond.

Ensuring local economies are not disadvantaged by eProcurement is a key feature
of @UK's approach with small business in the region standing to see a particular
benefit from being part of the system - a low cost, fully functioning eCommerce
trading website.

Lyn Duncan, Managing Director of @UK said: "By joining North Yorkshire County
Council in implementing the @UK platform, the collective benefits across the
region will be enormous. Not only are the Local Authorities now going to be
capable of reaching the all important 'Excellent' rating for their ODPM
'Priority Outcomes', but businesses across the whole of North Yorkshire are
presented with an unprecedented opportunity to exploit the benefits of eCommerce
as well as being part of the Government's eProcurement programme."

David Gigg, Assistant to the Chief Executive at Selby District Council who is
supporting the collaborative effort across the Districts said: "This is an
exciting opportunity for the councils in North Yorkshire to achieve real savings
from better Procurement. Since the @UK PLC system allows for the transactions of
electronic purchase orders and electronic invoices, there are real cost savings
to be had for both buyers and suppliers."

For further information please contact:

@UK PLC                                        +44 (0) 118 963 7000
Lyn Duncan Managing Director
John Aiken Finance Director

Shore Capital                                  +44 (0) 151 600 3700
Mike Sawbridge

Smithfield                                     +44 (0) 20 7360 4900
Sara Musgrave/Tania Wild

Notes to Editors:

eCommerce can be defined as the buying and selling of products and services over
the internet. eProcurement is the particular process by which large
organisations carry out their purchasing using eCommerce. @UK offers a unique
solution within the field of eCommerce/eProcurement. Using its online network,
public sector bodies such as local authorities, schools and hospitals and
private sector enterprises can buy online from small to medium enterprises
(SMEs), as well as larger suppliers. At the same time those suppliers generally
set up a trading website on @UK which can be used to sell online to other
businesses and even consumers worldwide. @UK is currently focused strongly on
selling this approach to buyers throughout the public sector since this sector
offers specific opportunities as a result of the UK Government's stated
requirements for eProcurement.

Currently, there are over 1,000 public sector bodies spending over #100 billion
annually on goods and services with around one million suppliers. These public
sector bodies have now been given specific performance targets in connection
with eProcurement, and substantial sums have been invested by the Government in
eCommerce platforms in both central and local Government.

These projects form a core part of the 'Gershon' efficiency drive to save the
public purse more than #20 billion annually by 2007/08. This drive followed the
publication in July 2004 of Sir Peter Gershon's report, 'Releasing resources to
the front line: Independent Review of Public Sector Efficiency'. In addition,
the Government encourages public sector bodies to engage with local companies
and stimulate their adoption of eCommerce.

The Directors believe that @UK is ideally positioned to experience significant
growth as these public sector bodies put in place the necessary online links
with their suppliers.

@UK listed on AIM in December 2005, raising #8 million before expenses at an
issue price of 60p. @UK is included in the Software and Computer Services Sector
(9530). For further information please visit www.ukplc.net.




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