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BuyerOAK NATIONAL ACADEMY LIMITED
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published17 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Oak National Academy is procuring software engineering services to design and develop an initial alpha digital product in collaboration with Oak's engineering teams and project sponsors. The services include: Developing the alpha product using Oak's established technology stack, including Next.js, React and TypeScript. Using Oak's component library and meeting applicable Government Digital Service (GDS) accessibility standards. Integrating with Sanity CMS and Oak infrastructure, including PostgreSQL and Vercel. Implementing automated testing, UI testing, static analysis, code review and other engineering quality controls. Following Oak's secure development practices and addressing identified vulnerabilities. Implementing appropriate application logging, telemetry and monitoring. Developing integrations with third-party services and APIs, which may include MCP services, knowledge graphs and semantic search. Working with Oak's platform and engineering teams to ensure security, maintainability, CI/CD alignment and consistent architectural approaches. Supporting handover of the alpha product to the Department for Education, including technical documentation, knowledge transfer and support for migration to Department for Education infrastructure.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

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Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

1

Statusactive
Value£74,865

Documents & submission route

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Source data inventory

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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06e5db
Latest release ID078224-2026
Latest release timestampMon Aug 17 2026 14:50:57 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodlimited
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - limited competition
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
17 Aug 2026award, contract078224-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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