Better Futures Fund Digital Discovery and Alpha

Official notice

Authority: Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Central government)

Award under framework

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£231,750published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Aug 2026

Awarded to VINMORE LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DCMS requires a delivery partner for the combined Discovery/Alpha phases of a digital service that will support the Better Futures (Grant) Fund by securely collecting and storing data from the fund. The main purpose is to support grant management by tracking outcomes delivered by grant funded projects.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award under framework
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Call-off under a framework
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Aug 2026, 14:39 BST
Last source update: 4 Sept 2026, 11:52 BST
Authority reference: 104917
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-083845
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eaae Find a Tender

Related procedures1

Call-off under framework Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Aug 2026

Contract award notice published
24 Aug 2026, 14:39 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
4 Sept 2026, 11:52 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £231,7501 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
VINMORE LIMITEDSME26 Aug 2026 – 9 Oct 2026 · up to 20 Nov 2026Extensions: Extension options of up to 6 weeks · Options: Extension options of up to 6 weeks	£231,750	17 Aug 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Better Futures Fund Digital Discovery and Alpha · VINMORE LIMITEDSME
Signed
25 Aug 2026
Value
£231,750
Period
26 Aug 2026 – 12 Oct 2026 · up to 20 Nov 2026 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Extension options of up to 6 weeks
Options
Extension options of up to 6 weeks
No agreed KPIs: Not appropriate for nature of service delivery

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJGD-5581-JPGD 100 Parliament Street, London, London, SW1A 2BQContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Vinmore LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 15521843 13 Keston Avenue, Coulsdon, London, CR5 1HPContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender4 Sept 2026, 11:52 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender24 Aug 2026, 14:39 BST