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Published 11 May 2026, 09:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Content Management System for Parliament Procedural Publishing Unit

Official notice

Authority: Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableAccelerated
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£415,000≈ £138k / year · £500,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update20.7% above final estimate
Submissions closed 12 Jun 2026awarded 7 Aug 2026
Awarded to Contiem Ltd2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision for the Content Management System within the UK Parliament’s Hansard publishing workflow.

CPV: Content management software package · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£415,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensionsValue: £415,000 exc. VAT · £500,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 1-year extension available for this contract. Authority may consider some options.
48783000 Content management software package72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Contained within the Authority's Procurement Specific Questionnaire

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: Quality will be scored in accordance with the details set out in the ITT on the Authority's eSourcing Portal.
  • Social Value: Social Value will be scored in accordance with the details set out in the ITT on the Authority's eSourcing Portal.
  • Price: Price will be scored in accordance with the details set out in the ITT on the Authority's eSourcing Portal.
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Contained within the Authority's Procurement Specific Questionnaire

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 May 2026, 09:27 BST
Last source update
1 Sept 2026, 14:10 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 17 Jul 2026
Authority reference
PI1301863
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-047480
Accelerated
State of urgency
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Content management software packageIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069543 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission not allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
12 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST
Clarification deadline
22 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders should be submitted via the Authority's eSourcing Portal, Atamis

(atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗)

Timeline

11 May 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published165 days ago
    11 May 2026, 09:27 BST
  2. Tender notice published154 days ago
    22 May 2026, 08:26 BST
  3. Clarification questions by153 days ago
    22 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Next notice expected153 days ago
    22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Submission deadline132 days ago
    12 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by97 days ago
    17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts83 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Assessment summaries sent77 days ago
    7 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  9. Standstill ends65 days ago
    18 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  10. Latest notice published51 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 14:10 BST

Notice history

12 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 May 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    11 May 2026, 09:27 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    22 May 2026, 08:26 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £415,000
    22 May 2026, 08:26 BST
    was £375,000
  4. Status changed to active
    22 May 2026, 08:26 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    22 May 2026, 08:26 BST
  6. Deadline published: 5 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST
    22 May 2026, 08:26 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    28 May 2026, 09:17 BST
    UK4
  8. Deadline moved to 12 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST
    28 May 2026, 09:17 BST
    +7 days · was 5 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST
  9. Contract award notice published
    7 Aug 2026, 12:01 BST
    UK6
  10. Status changed to complete
    7 Aug 2026, 12:01 BST
  11. Contract signature expected
    20 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  12. Contract details notice published
    1 Sept 2026, 14:10 BST
    UK7
Published amendments (1)

To extend the tender submission date

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2026-05: 2 releases · 11 May 2026, 22 May 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £500,7081 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Contiem LtdSMEContent Management System for PPU21 Aug 2026 – 20 Aug 2029 · up to 20 Aug 2030Extensions: 1 x 12 months extension · Options: Custom Configuration£500,708same award published again · counted once7 Aug 2026standstill to 18 Aug 2026Standstill
Contiem LtdSME£500,708 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Content Management System for PPU · Contiem LtdSME

    Signed
    20 Aug 2026
    Value
    £500,708
    Period
    21 Aug 2026 – 20 Aug 2029 · up to 20 Aug 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    1 x 12 month
    Options
    Custom Configuration
    1 agreed KPI: Service Availability (%)
    • Service Availability (%), Daily: 100%

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Corporate Officer of the House of Commons

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PQCD-6982-LPZW Westminster, LONDON, London, SW1A 0AAContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CONTIEM LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02545311 Mekon House, 31 - 35 St. Nicholas Way, Sutton, Surrey, London, SM1 1JNContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender