Official UK procurement notice
BCS Membership · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Digital Health & Care Wales (Central government)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£176,944published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 9 Mar 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to British Computer Society
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptiondescription: BCS Membership
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
- 29 Jan 2026, 14:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Mar 2026, 12:29 GMT
- Authority reference
PRJ-1308- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020865- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061233Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
Within the digital profession in the UK, there is only one professional body, The British Computer Society (BCS), who has now become part of the Federation of Informatics Professionals, working to increase the registration and professionalism of Digital/ Health Informatics across the UK.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
9 Mar 2026 → 19 Mar 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published231 days ago9 Mar 2026, 12:29 GMT
- Standstill ends221 days ago19 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jan 2026- Transparency notice published29 Jan 2026, 14:53 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published9 Mar 2026, 12:29 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £176,9441 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Computer Society1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: 12 months · Options: 420 Memberships 1 x Membership engagement Option to call off a further 200 Memberships throughout the 12 month extension | £176,944 | 9 Mar 2026standstill to 19 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BCSAwarded 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