Official UK procurement notice
Digital Development Partner · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Arts Council of England (Central government)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£5,000,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Sept 2026
Awarded to Mphasis UK Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionArts Council England is progressing a significant digital and data transformation programme and requires specialist external support to accelerate delivery, strengthen engineering and governance standards, and build sustainable internal capability, therefore, it was decided to run a competitive tender to choose the most suitable partner to help Arts Council achieve its long-term digital objectives.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 2 Sept 2026, 10:21 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2026, 10:48 BST
- Authority reference
ACE 1092 GCA- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082965- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f026Find a Tender
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Sept 2026- Contract award notice published2 Sept 2026, 10:21 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published2 Sept 2026, 10:48 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected28 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £5,000,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphasis UK Limited29 Sept 2026 – 28 Sept 2029 · up to 29 Sept 2029Extensions: Two years · Amended: The Maximum contract value was incorrectly stated as £5,800,000 when the actual contract value is £6,000,000 inclusive of VAT. | £5,000,000 | 1 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Mphasis UK 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
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender