Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice

Published 1 Apr 2025, 11:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Nursery Milk Reimbursement Unit (NMRU) 2025

Official notice

Authority: NHS Business Services Authority (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesRestricted procedureAbove threshold

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)Financial and insurance services (66)IT Services & Software (72)

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Administration, defence and social security services (75)Business Services & Consultancy (79)Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98)

Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline value£2,500,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 11 Jun 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Jul 2030 · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award of a call off contract for the Nursery Milk Reimbursement Unit following a further competition under the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Funds Administration & Disbursement Services (FAADS) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) RM6322

CPV: Administration software package · Administrative services for business operations · Auditing services · Benefit services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Call centre · Data collection and collation services · Financial information systems · Fraud audit services · Government services · Health services · Helpdesk and support services · +6 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded 4 yrs

Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2030 (4 yrs)

Delivery: UK · Newcastle upon Tyne

48217000 Transaction-processing software package 48219300 Administration software package 48812000 Financial information systems 66190000 Loan brokerage services 72253000 Helpdesk and support services 72314000 Data collection and collation services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 70%Price: 30%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Technical Quality: 60%
Technical Social Value: 10%
price: 30%

Published award criteria (3)

Technical Quality: 60%
Technical Social Value: 10%
Price: 30%

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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: Restricted procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 1 Apr 2025, 11:19 BST
Last source update: 13 Jan 2026, 16:02 GMT
Authority reference: C370645
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-002801
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Administration software packageAdministrative services for business operationsAuditing servicesBenefit servicesBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityCall centreData collection and collation servicesFinancial information systemsFraud audit servicesGovernment services
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Health servicesHelpdesk and support services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fb28 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

1 Apr 2025 → 1 Aug 2026 · 5 dates

Planning notice published
1 Apr 2025, 11:19 BST
Market engagement
2 May 2025, 23:59 BST
The full scope of the engagement is set out within the Scope of this Notice.
Tender notice expected
11 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published284 days ago
13 Jan 2026, 16:02 GMT
Contract starts85 days ago
1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Apr 2025

Preliminary market engagement notice published
1 Apr 2025, 11:19 BST
UK2
Status changed to complete
13 Jan 2026, 16:02 GMT
Procurement method changed
13 Jan 2026, 16:02 GMT
Buyer details updated
13 Jan 2026, 16:02 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Opia Limited	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 002801-2026-1 · Opia Limited
Signed
1 Dec 2025
Value
—
Period
… – 31 Jul 2030
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic	0	—	£2,424,564 – £3,685,754

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS Business Services Authority

Contracting authorityHealthPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PRLZ-1599-JGTT Stella House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, NE15 8NYContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Opia LimitedAwarded supplier06021170 Opia Ltd, 184 Shepherds Bush Road, London, UK, W6 7NLContact phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender1 Apr 2025, 11:19 BST