Official UK procurement notice
Microsoft Partner · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Construction Industry Training Board (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is undertaking a major digital modernisation programme to establish a stable, secure, and unified technology landscape.
This opportunity is for a qualified Microsoft Solutions Partner (formerly Gold Partner) with specialised expertise in Master Data Management and CRM to lead discovery, configuration, and implementation, whilst maximising available Microsoft funding streams for non-profit and education sectors.
The premarket engagement was carried out with Microsoft support to identify suppliers with the technical expertise to support, only those suppliers will be invited to the tender.
CPV: Information systems or technology strategic review services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£0
- Technical & professional ability
Microsoft Partner with technical expertise
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- various questions: 80%
- Commercial pricing: 15%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
- various questions
- Commercial pricing
- Social Value
- Technical & professional ability
Microsoft Partner with technical expertise
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Jun 2026, 16:10 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2026, 15:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
TECH-2026-069- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-055390- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b359Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
access code - PJV66C64C2
Timeline
11 Jun 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published134 days ago11 Jun 2026, 16:10 BST
- Clarification questions by122 days ago24 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline106 days ago10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by94 days ago21 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts85 days ago31 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent53 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published52 days ago1 Sept 2026, 15:53 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jun 2026- Tender notice published11 Jun 2026, 16:10 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published15 Jun 2026, 08:49 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 Sept 2026, 15:53 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Sept 2026, 15:53 BST
- Contract signature expected13 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
the contact phone number has been updated as the previous one was published incorrectly. However all correspondence should come through the message centre within the e-procurement portal.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| cloudThing Limited14 Sept 2026 – 13 Sept 2027 · up to 13 Sept 2028Extensions: 2 x 6 month extensions. | £980,217 inc. VAT | 1 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Kerv Digital LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender