Official UK procurement notice
eIDAS Technical Adviser · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Information Commissioner's Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContingent labour provision of a technical subject matter expert relating to eIDAS, for up to 100 days per annum.
The consultant will:
- support the Commissioner to maintain the ICO's technical capabilities in the area of electronic identification and trust services; and
- serve as the ICO's technical subject matter expert for associated standards relating to electronic signatures, qualified digital certificates, electronic seals, timestamps and other authentication mechanisms.
Three year initial contract term, with options to extend for two further years, resulting in a maximum term of five years.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- 14 Aug 2026, 17:22 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 17:15 BST
- Authority reference
2026ICO00507- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093557- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e510Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The technical expertise required to fulfil our needs is exceptionally niche, combining understanding of the eIDAS regulatory framework and the underlying cyber security technologies. Previous procurements and repeated recruitment attempts have been unsuccessful or have resulted in only one capable supplier identified.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
25 Aug 2026 → 2 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends57 days ago25 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published20 days ago2 Oct 2026, 17:15 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Aug 2026- Transparency notice published14 Aug 2026, 17:22 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published14 Aug 2026, 17:43 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Oct 2026, 17:15 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| JANDNET LIMITED1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Two one-year optional extension periods at Buyer discretion | £450,000 | 14 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · JANDNET LIMITED
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2026
- Value
- £450,000
- Period
- 4 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Two optional 12-month extension periods, at the discretion of the Contracting Authority
No agreed KPIs: Not required or suitable for contract type
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- JANDNET LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender