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Published 1 Oct 2026, 10:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Connected Business Platforms Systems Integrator Service Provision

Authority: UK Hydrographic Office (Central government)

ServicesAbove threshold
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£5,000,000≈ £1.3m / year · £6,000,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 5 Oct 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 18 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority intends to procure Systems Integrator (SI) implementation services through the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Technology Services 4 framework, using the Lots 2 and 5 matrix combination (2.5).

As part of its Preliminary Market Engagement (PME), the Authority will hold an online supplier engagement event on Monday 5 October 2026, from 14:30 to 17:00.

Suppliers appointed to the relevant Technology Services 4 Lots 2 and 5 matrix combination (2.5) who wish to participate should register their interest by emailing [email protected] and providing:

•organisation name;

•attendee name(s); and

•attendee email address(es).

Registrations should be received by 10:00 on Monday 5 October 2026.

Following registration, suppliers will be provided with joining instructions for the online event and a supplier briefing pack containing further information on the proposed requirement and the areas on which the Authority is seeking market feedback.

Participation in the PME does not constitute participation in any subsequent procurement and does not commit the Authority to proceed with the proposed procurement.

CPV: Software implementation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 4 yrs
Contract period: 18 Jan 2027 — 17 Jan 2031 (4 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensions
Extensions
Extension options published
72263000 Software implementation services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Oct 2026, 10:47 BST
Last source update
1 Oct 2026, 10:47 BST
Authority reference
CBP SI
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Software implementation services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077e58

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    1 Oct 2026, 10:47 BST
  2. Tender notice expectedin 5 days
    5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Market engagementin 5 days
    5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    The Authority intends to procure Systems Integrator (SI) implementation services through the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Technology Services 4 framework, using the Lots 2 and 5 matrix combination (2.5). As part of its Preliminary Market Engagement (PME), the Authority will hold an online more…supplier engagement event on Monday 5 October 2026, from 14:30 to 17:00. Suppliers appointed to the relevant Technology Services 4 Lots 2 and 5 matrix combination (2.5) who wish to participate should register their interest by emailing [email protected] and providing: •organisation name; •attendee name(s); and •attendee email address(es). Registrations should be received by 10:00 on Monday 5 October 2026. Following registration, suppliers will be provided with joining instructions for the online event and a supplier briefing pack containing further information on the proposed requirement and the areas on which the Authority is seeking market feedback. Participation in the PME does not constitute participation in any subsequent procurement and does not commit the Authority to proceed with the proposed procurement.
  4. Contract startsin 109 days
    18 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    1 Oct 2026, 10:47 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Hydrographic Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PZZG-9616-WGXT Admiralty Way, Taunton, South East, TN1 2DN

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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