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Published 29 Sept 2026, 13:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DDaT26499 - Online Dispute Resolution Discovery and Alpha Options

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)·On behalf of: UK Shared Business Services Ltd

ServicesBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosed£0£0 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 13 Nov 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 yrstarts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) solution to support Acas Early Conciliation services by improving claimant understanding, enhancing notification quality and completeness, and reducing operational demand. The solution may include pre-notification guidance, intelligent form validation, dynamic user support, workflow automation, and integration with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and other enterprise systems, enabling the testing and evaluation of build, configure or buy implementation options during Alpha.

CPV: Software development services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 1 yrSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 — 31 Dec 2027 (1 yr)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: UK
72262000 Software development 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
Below threshold
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
29 Sept 2026, 13:45 BST
Last source update
29 Sept 2026, 13:45 BST
Authority reference
DDaT26499
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Software development services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c82

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    29 Sept 2026, 13:45 BST
  2. Market engagementin 14 days
    14 Oct 2026, 00:59 BSTExpression of Interest - response to be submitted via email to [email protected] before 17:00pm Tuesday 13th October 2026. If you would like to participate in the Expression of Interest and view the specific requirements please contact [email protected] referencing DDaT26499.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 45 days
    13 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 93 days
    1 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
    29 Sept 2026, 13:45 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

UK Research and Innovation

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FL [email protected]

Other public bodies

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure