Engineering Framework · British Business Bank Plc (Apr 2026)

Official notice

Authority: British Business Bank Plc (Central government)

Framework agreement6 lotsServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitableAccelerated

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

Framework ceiling (notional)£24,500,000total for 6 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update

Submissions closed 1 Jul 2026awarded 14 Oct 2026

Awarded to Aspire Systems Digital Solutions LIMITED +12 more6 awards

Framework period 4 yrsends 13 Sept 2030 · starts 14 Sept 2026

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This notice continues on from the:

Qualifying Planned Procurement Notice (Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-068860) allowing BBB to reduce the timescales for this exercise.

Pre Market Engagement Notice (Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-068750)

The Bank intends to establish a multi-year, multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of engineering services.

As part of its ongoing technology transformation, including the expansion of its digital estate, the Bank requires timely and flexible access to specialist external resource across a range of technology, design and delivery disciplines.

The framework is structured into a number of Lots and will establish a panel of pre-qualified suppliers capable of delivering services across, but not limited to, the following areas:

Lot 1: Software Engineering and Applications Design

Lot 2: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Suppliers - AI, Automation and Intelligent Systems Design

Lot 3: Service Design

Lot 4: DevOps – Platform Engineering

Lot 5: Product Design and User Interface Design

Lot 6: Digital Services and Web Product Development

The framework is intended to provide the Bank with a compliant and efficient route to market for the call-off of services, enabling:

Rapid access to appropriately skilled resources

Supplementation of internal capacity and capability

Mitigation of delivery and programme risk

Acceleration of delivery across priority initiatives

The framework will also support the development of a diverse, scalable and resilient supplier base, capable of supporting both short-term delivery requirements and longer-term strategic transformation objectives.

How the procedure runs: PSQ ITP and Presentations

CPV: Information technology services · Software development services · Software support services · Software-related services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Type: Open framework
Call-offs: every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
Bids received: 33 bids on the busiest of 6 lots · 13 suppliers appointed
Framework period: 4 yrs from 14 Sept 2026
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %): 0

Who may buy through it

the British Business Bank (“BBB”);

the National Wealth Fund (“NWF”); and

UK Export Finance (“UKEF”);

Published description of the framework

See Tender Pack

Up to 4 suppliers to be awarded per lot.

Further Competition is the only call off option for this framework.

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lot

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £3,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1– Software Engineering and Application DesignAwarded 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£4,600,000

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 14 Sept 2026 – 13 Sept 2030 (4 yrs)Value: £4,600,000 exc. VAT · £5,520,000 inc. VAT