Official UK procurement notice
Design Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOrdnance Survey (OS) is Great Britain’s National Mapping Service, providing the trusted location data that underpins everyday life. From transport and utilities to housing and logistics, our data supports critical infrastructure, public services, and economic growth. OS also supports the nation getting outside with the award-winning OS Maps app and other OS products, including guidebooks and physical products.
OS maintains the National Map, a vast database of over 600 million geospatial features, updated 20,000 times a day. Our expertise in location intelligence helps businesses, government, and communities make smarter decisions — whether planning sustainable cities, managing climate risks, or improving connectivity — because everything happens somewhere.
As part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), we are driving the future of geospatial insights, ensuring Britain remains a leader in location data, and enabling a better-connected, more efficient, and resilient nation.
This contract has been awarded to Catch A Fire Limited to act as an extension of the OS in-house design team. The contract is for an initial two years (with an optional 12-month extension).
This contract value is up to £300,000. This amount is not guaranteed and will flex depending on the amount.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 18 Oct 2029, 00:59 BST.
CPV: Design consultancy services · Design support services · Marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£270,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Simple description: Full details of award criteria can be found in the Instructions for Tendering Documents.
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
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 18 Oct 2029
- First published
- 10 Sept 2025, 16:45 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Feb 2026, 14:09 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
BS.0210- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055566- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0597feFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
10 Sept 2025 → 4 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published10 Sept 2025, 16:45 BST
- Clarification questions by376 days ago6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline376 days ago6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by350 days ago31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts334 days ago17 Nov 2025
- Assessment summaries sent281 days ago9 Jan 2026
- Standstill ends269 days ago20 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published255 days ago4 Feb 2026, 14:09 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Sept 2025- Tender notice published10 Sept 2025, 16:45 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published9 Jan 2026, 16:17 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Jan 2026, 16:17 GMT
- Contract signature expected26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published4 Feb 2026, 14:09 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catch A Fire LimitedSMEDesign Services Agency27 Jan 2026 – 26 Jan 2028 · up to 26 Jan 2029Extensions: The option for an additional 12-month extension, subject to performance | £300,000 | 9 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Design Services Agency · Catch A Fire LimitedSME
- Signed
- 29 Jan 2026
- Value
- £300,000
- Period
- 30 Jan 2026 – 29 Jan 2028 · up to 26 Jan 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The option for an additional 12-month extension, subject to performance
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33final-stage tenders | 31 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Catch A Fire LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender