Official UK procurement notice
715883483 - British Computer Society Membership (26-27) Renewal
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£229,460published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 10 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to British Computer Society
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProcurement of professional membership from the British Computer Society.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Jul 2026, 12:54 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jul 2026, 13:56 BST
- Authority reference
715883483- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-065196- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c87bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
The procurement is for the Brisitsh Compuer Society memberships, as the professional body for IT in the UK, they do not sell memberships via third-parties.
BCS owns and regulates the standard for Chartered IT Professionals and the standard for Registered IT Technicians and is also licensed by the Engineering Council to award Chartered Engineer and Incorporated Engineer. BCS collaborates with government, industry and relevant bodies to establish good, best and next working practice, codes of conduct, skills frameworks and common standards.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2026- Transparency notice published10 Jul 2026, 12:54 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published10 Jul 2026, 13:56 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £229,4601 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Computer Society1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 | £229,460 | 10 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BCS, The Chartered Institute for ITAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender