Official UK procurement notice
BCS Organisational Membership · UK public procurement notice
Authority: HM Revenue & Customs (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purchase of a corporate BCS (British Computer Society) membership package that provides staff with access to professional development, industry-recognised accreditation, and networking opportunities.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Aug 2025, 14:23 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2025, 16:17 BST
- Authority reference
CW102677- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054788- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0588feFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
This is being processed as a direct award because there are no substitute/competing products for BSC memberships. As there are no alternatives a competitive exercise is not viable.
Direct award conditions and permissible justifications are set out under Chapter 3 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act. There is
justification for a direct award on the grounds set out under paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 where the following conditions are met in relation to the public contract
(a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
27 Aug 2025 → 8 Sept 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends27 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published8 Sept 2025, 16:17 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Aug 2025- Transparency notice published15 Aug 2025, 14:23 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published15 Aug 2025, 16:09 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published8 Sept 2025, 16:17 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected8 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Computer Society1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027 | £330,780 | 15 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
BCS Organisational Membership · British Computer Society
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2025
- Value
- £330,780
- Period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: The contracting authority considers that performance could not appropriately be assessed using KPIs and will be monitors by regular meetings.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE BRITISH COMPUTER SOCIETYAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender