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Published 17 Sept 2026, 16:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Authority: Crown Prosecution Service (Central government)

Framework agreementDirect awardLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Framework ceiling (notional) Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

• Gold/ Silver response plans and preparedness for a national outage, including training and testing.

• Development, training and testing for HAO’s and Area response plans for national outages

• Develop playbooks and response plans against 5 key scenarios (e.g. Ransomware attack, national CMS outage, national power outage and pandemic).

• Knowledge transfer to an in-house Business Continuity Team

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Open framework
Buyer regions
UK
Who may buy through it

Public Sector

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1AwardedSMEVCSE
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
72221000 Business analysis consultancy services

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
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Competition type
Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Sept 2026, 16:20 BST
Last source update
17 Sept 2026, 16:20 BST
Authority reference
PR 2026 069
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0774c5
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Further Following Competitive Procedure
Published justification
Compliant through Frameworks single supplier route to market

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not publishedBCDR Consultancu5 Oct 2026 — 4 Mar 2027 · up to 4 Sept 2027Extensions: 6 Months£415,500Standstill

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 17 Sept 2026
  1. Contract signature expected
    2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  2. Transparency notice published
    17 Sept 2026, 16:20 BSTUK5

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Crown Prosecution Service

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PYLM-7862-RZBG 102 Petty France, London, London, SW1H 9EA
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Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender