Contracts Finder notice
DfT BODS/ABODS Service
Authority: DfTc - Department for Transport
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (72000000)
Published contract value£25,000,000Exc. VAT
Contract ends 31 Aug 2028
Awarded to Kainos Software Ltd
Contract starts 1 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department for Transport seeks to procure robust, scalable, and reliable BODS/ABODS services. These services will support the publication, management, and dissemination of open data related to bus services across the UK. BODS and ABODS will deliver in alignment with the DfT's strategic direction and priority outcomes, in particular; 1) Grow the economy by investing in enhancing the transport network; 2) Improve transport for users; and 5) Be an excellent department. Theses services will also delivery in alignment with legislative requirements, the National Bus Strategy and the National Data Strategy.
Published procurement details
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure (above threshold)
- Buyer reference
- tender_444842/1526227
- Category
- Services
- Tender status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes
- Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
- No
- Tender deadline
- Procurement method
- Selective
- Item 1: Delivery locations as published
- SW1P 4DR; British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom
Key dates
Published dates- Contract starts1 Sept 2025
- Award decision20 Oct 2025
- Notice published22 Oct 2025
- Contract ends31 Aug 2028
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
- DfTc - Department for TransportContracting authority
Suppliers named on the notice
- Kainos Software LtdSupplier
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise
- No
- Business size
- Large
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
Source record
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Notice language
- en
- Release reference
- ocds-b5fd17-21b59c57-696d-4b39-a143-204d75e5a807-2025-10-22T09:10:32+01:00
- Published
- 22 Oct 2025
- Latest update
- 22 Oct 2025
- Procedure reference
- ocds-b5fd17-21b59c57-696d-4b39-a143-204d75e5a807
- Contract reference
- ocds-b5fd17-21b59c57-696d-4b39-a143-204d75e5a807-1