Official UK procurement notice
Consular Digital and Data Delivery Partner
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)
Re-procurement plannedDDAT Digital and Data - Strategic Delivery Partner
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis notice relates to the award of the Consular Digital and Data Delivery Partner to provide support and digital transformation services for Consular digital and data platforms.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 31 Dec 2025, 14:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Aug 2026, 15:48 BST
- Authority reference
CPG/12941/2025- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080492- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fe98Find a Tender
- Call-off under framework Technology Services 4
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
31 Dec 2025 → 3 Sept 2026 · 6 dates- Planning notice published296 days ago31 Dec 2025, 14:33 GMT
- Market engagement283 days ago12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Early Market Engagement invitations will be restricted to Suppliers who have been offered a conditional place on Lot 5 of CCS TS4.
The Early Market Engagement Event will be held via Microsoft Teams between 11:00 - 12:00 on Wednesday 14th January 2026.
If you are interested in attending this event and have been offered a conditional place on Lot 5 of TS4, please email [email protected] referencing ‘Early Market Engagement - Consular Core Platform Delivery Partner’ as the subject title by no later than 5pm on 12th January 2026.
Event link will be shared with the registered suppliers on 13 January 2026.
- Next notice expected255 days ago9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published60 days ago24 Aug 2026, 15:48 BST
- Contract starts52 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends49 days ago3 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Dec 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published31 Dec 2025, 14:33 GMTUK2
- Contract award notice published24 Aug 2026, 15:48 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Aug 2026, 15:48 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Aug 2026, 15:48 BST
- Contract signature expected19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kainos Software Limited19 Oct 2026 – 18 Oct 2029 · up to 18 Oct 2031Extensions: The Buyer has the option to extend the Contract for up to two extension periods each of twelve (12) months · Options: Digital development services relating to the Consular digital and data platforms may be procured through fully executed Statements of Work. The Buyer may, on notice, require the Supplier to provide Extended Hours support services. | £84,000,000 | 24 Aug 2026standstill to 3 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Kainos Software LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender