Official UK procurement notice
Navigatr "Community Package" for Digital Badges
Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNavigatr to provide a "Community Package" on their web-based platform. This will allow Bradford Careers and Technical Education to host and issue digital skills badges on this platform.
Improved functionality offer from Navigatr means we no longer need to pay for separate badge writing/quality assurance software (previously purchased separately from Badge Nation at a cost of £5,000 per annum).
It was proposed in early 2026, that due to commissioning resource issues and the need to ensure continuity of service, we could maintain the existing contract arrangements with Navigatr for a further year with a view to undertaking a competitive commissioning exercise to put in place a long-term contract to commence in April 2027.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Apr 2026, 15:01 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Apr 2026, 15:34 BST
- Authority reference
EX2147- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036233- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06879bFind a Tender
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published21 Apr 2026, 15:01 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published21 Apr 2026, 15:11 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published21 Apr 2026, 15:34 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected21 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navigatr LimitedSMENavigatr21 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: BMDC reserves the right to extend the contracts subject to funding being available and satisfactory contract performance delivery. | £24,750 | 21 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Navigatr "Community Package" for Digital Badges · Navigatr LimitedSME
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2026
- Value
- £24,750
- Period
- 21 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- BMDC reserves the right to extend the contracts subject to funding being available and satisfactory contract performance delivery.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NAVIGATR 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