Candidate Sifting Tool · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)

Below threshold - limited competitionSME suitable

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

Awarded value£93,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 8 Sept 2025

Awarded to Arctic Shores Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Candidate Sifting Tool, including license, support and maintenance services

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: Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Nov 2025, 14:28 GMT
Last source update: 24 Nov 2025, 14:28 GMT
Authority reference: C395492
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-076520
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e784 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 24 Nov 2025

Contract award notice published
24 Nov 2025, 14:28 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £93,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 44 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Arctic Shores LimitedCandidate Sifting Tools24 Nov 2025 – 20 Nov 2028 · up to 20 Nov 2030Extensions: Option to extend 2 x 1 year	£93,000	8 Sept 2025	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4final-stage tenders	4	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Blood and Transplant

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDBY-6395-VWBP 500 North Bristol Park, Bristol, South West, BS34 7QHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Arctic Shores LimitedAwarded supplier Lowry House, 17 Marble Street, Manchester, North West, M2 3AWContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender24 Nov 2025, 14:28 GMT