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Published 14 Oct 2026, 09:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

FHAS Transition and Exit · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)

Award under framework
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£3,000,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 13 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Finyx Consulting Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Defra requires a managed outcome-based service to coordinate, govern, assure and oversee the successful transition of Future Hosting and Storage (FHAS) services from incumbent suppliers to newly appointed suppliers. The Supplier shall provide an integrated Transition, Implementation, Service Readiness and Exit Management Service acting on behalf of the Authority to coordinate activities across multiple suppliers, programmes and stakeholders whilst maintaining continuity of service, operational readiness and governance compliance throughout the transition lifecycle.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure 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
14 Oct 2026, 09:49 BST
Last source update
14 Oct 2026, 09:49 BST
Authority reference
C34979
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096810
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07871a Find a Tender
Related procedures1

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

14 Oct 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published6 days ago
    14 Oct 2026, 09:49 BST
  2. Today
    20 Oct 2026
  3. Standstill endsin 4 days
    23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2026
  1. Contract award notice published
    14 Oct 2026, 09:49 BST
    UK6
  2. Contract signature expected
    26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £3,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Finyx Consulting LimitedSMEFHAS Transition & Exit26 Oct 2026 – 25 Oct 2027 · up to 25 Apr 2028Extensions: Optional extension of 3 months + 3 months£3,000,00013 Oct 2026standstill to 23 Oct 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Finyx Consulting LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07978039GB-PPON: PBXY-6699-ZZGN The Catalyst, Baird Lane, Heslington, York, Yorkshire & Humber, YO10 5GAContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender