Digital Capability Partner · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Office for National Statistics (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£8,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to ANDigital

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Digital Capability Partner call off contract to undertake outsourced Statement of Works to conduct discoveries and alphas. Services are also required to support the replacement of several aging legacy systems, and to support in-house digital and data delivery teams and address the backlog of projects.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: UK

Extensions: Short term extension of contract (6 months) under Procurement act 2015 whilst re-tender of provision is undertaken. There is no increase of contract value of the call off contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 9 Jul 2025, 11:54 BST
Last source update: 9 Jul 2025, 11:54 BST
Authority reference: PU-23-0146
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-038535
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055bdd Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The Office for National Statistics intends to implement a short term extension of contract (6 months) under Procurement act 2015 whilst re-tender of Digital capability provision is undertaken. There is no increase of contract value of the call off contract.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £8,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ANDigital	£8,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 038535-2025-1 · ANDigital
Signed
7 Jul 2025
Value
£8,000,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Office for National Statistics

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentNational or federal agency/officeGeneral public services Government Buildings, Cardiff Road, Newport, Wales, NP108XGContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ANDigital LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08761455 Maidenhead, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.