Official UK procurement notice
Lot 6 Integration platform
Authority: Karbon Homes (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLot 6 Integration platform - Karbon Homes requires
an integration supplier that has the functionality to provide middleware and integration platform to connect our various housing and related applications and systems (mostly cloud based) as well as manage our various APIs and automate business processes.
CPV: Housing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Jul 2025, 16:12 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jul 2026, 18:51 BST
- Authority reference
202507-GS134- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069378- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056264Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
As part of an extensive business transformation initiative to replace its Core ICT infrastructure, Karbon conducted a robust market testing exercise. A Preliminary Market Engagement Notice was formally published to evaluate potential solutions and delivery partners. This exercise examined several service providers across eight distinct requirements and technical lots.
Following an evaluation of the market responses, Karbon is making a direct contract award to Salesforce for its core Integration requirements. The preliminary market engagement demonstrated that, no reasonable alternative or substitute exists that could satisfy the core technical criteria of this lot. While Karbon initially intended to utilise an established framework for this procurement, the specific commercial model required to minimise public expenditure and optimize value for money was technically and commercially unavailable through any existing framework route.
Securing Salesforce for the integration requirements serves as a technical dependency and enabler for the remaining seven lots. By securing the integration layer first, Karbon can legally and safely award the remaining seven lots via competitive procedures, such as further competition or established frameworks.
The duration of this direct award is strictly limited to the minimum period necessary to execute the wider system transition. Bypassing an immediate competition for this specific integration layer is a proportionate measure. A competition at this stage would introduce disproportionate costs, extreme technical complexity, and unacceptable operational risk to the continuity of Karbon's critical corporate services.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
18 Jul 2025 → 1 Jul 2029 · 5 dates- Planning notice published18 Jul 2025, 16:12 BST
- Market engagement360 days ago31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
This procedure is being used to defining our requirements and increasing our understanding of the markets, and develop our shortlisting/selection process before going out to tender.
Please note, this is not a tender, this will follow after the Preliminary Market Engagement has been completed.
To submit an expression of interest please download and complete the Karbon PME Response form by accessing the following link and search using the project reference number:
suppliers.multiquote.com/Page/Login.aspx ↗
Project Reference: CA16192
- Next notice expected276 days ago23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published96 days ago22 Jul 2026, 18:51 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract starts1 Jul 2029, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 Jul 2025, 16:12 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published7 Oct 2025, 12:52 BSTUK2
- Transparency notice published22 Jul 2026, 18:51 BSTUK5
- Status changed to complete22 Jul 2026, 18:51 BST
- Procurement method changed22 Jul 2026, 18:51 BST
- Contract signature expected4 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
The submissions deadline published in the original notice was the clarifications deadline on our e-portal. We have amended this notice to match the submissions deadline on the e-portal.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salesforce UK LimitedIntegration platform14 Aug 2026 – 14 Aug 2031Options: The contract includes the right to purchase additional "Mule Credits" this is to ensure any increases to the data being transferred for one system into another over the term of contract can be catered for. | £803,500 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Salesforce UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender