Official UK procurement notice
P2025-227 - Digital Supply Chain Hub - Virtual Hub Platform Hosting, Development and Maintenance
Authority: Digital Catapult (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDigital Catapult is seeking a supplier to support both the ongoing hosting, maintenance and development of the Digital Supply Chain Hub Platform and the potential delivery of new development, subject to programme funding and priorities.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£450,000
- Economic & financial standing
See Procurement Specific Questionnaire
- Technical & professional ability
See Procurement Specific Questionnaire
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 (6)
- Supporting and Evolving a Live Digital Platform: 25%
- Migration Capability and Approach: 20%
- Operating Models and Ways of Working: 20%
- Commercial Flexibility and Risk Handling: 10%
- Price: 20%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (6)
- Supporting and Evolving a Live Digital Platform: Assessment of the supplier's ability to support and evolve a live digital platform, including: ● technical competence and architectural approach ● experience delivering iterative development on complex platforms ● ability to maintain platform stability, performance, and security ● proposed delivery approach for maintenance and development services
- Migration Capability and Approach: Assessment of the supplier's ability to support a potential migration away from the incumbent platform, including: ● experience managing platform transitions ● approach to working with partial or incomplete documentation ● understanding of continuity, risk, and service protection during migration
- Operating Models and Ways of Working: Assessment of the supplier's ability to operate effectively within funding and scope uncertainty, including: ● approach to maintenance only periods ● flexibility in scaling delivery up or down ● handling of delayed funding or phased mobilisation ● realism and robustness of proposed risk management strategies.
- Commercial Flexibility and Risk Handling: Assessment of the supplier's ability to operate effectively within funding and scope uncertainty, including: ● approach to maintenance only periods ● flexibility in scaling delivery up or down ● handling of delayed funding or phased mobilisation ● realism and robustness of proposed risk management strategies
- Price: The total annual cost of the solution including support for two option years following acceptance by Digital Catapult
- Social Value: (Outcome 4) Sustainable procurement practices: reducing carbon footprints, minimising waste, and promoting the use of clean energy and green technologies. (Model Award Criteria) 4a. Deliver additional environmental benefits in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies.
- Economic & financial standing
See Procurement Specific Questionnaire
- Technical & professional ability
See Procurement Specific Questionnaire
- 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
- 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
- 15 Dec 2025, 12:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2026, 18:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
P2025-227- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006847- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f597Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
See Annex I Draft Contract
- Risks
See Annex I Draft Contract
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
15 Dec 2025 → 30 Apr 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published311 days ago15 Dec 2025, 12:03 GMT
- Market engagement280 days ago14 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Digital Catapult is issuing this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) Notice for the provision of a Ecosystem Mobilisation Platform and Maintenance.
To participate in the PME, interested suppliers are required to read the Supplier Information Document and complete and return the Annex A - PME Response Questionnaire no later than Wednesday 14th January 2026 at 17:00hrs.
Suppliers can access the PME documentation free of charge by registering on the MyTenders portal: www.mytenders.co.uk ↗.
- Tender notice published268 days ago26 Jan 2026, 17:23 GMT
- Next notice expected268 days ago26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by258 days ago6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline239 days ago25 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent227 days ago9 Mar 2026
- Award decision expected by225 days ago10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends216 days ago19 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published174 days ago30 Apr 2026, 18:34 BST
Notice history
13 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Dec 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 Dec 2025, 12:03 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published19 Dec 2025, 12:08 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published26 Jan 2026, 17:23 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £450,00026 Jan 2026, 17:23 GMTwas £150,000
- Status changed to active26 Jan 2026, 17:23 GMT
- Procurement method changed26 Jan 2026, 17:23 GMT
- Deadline published: 20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT26 Jan 2026, 17:23 GMT
- Tender notice published18 Feb 2026, 15:16 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 25 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT18 Feb 2026, 15:16 GMT+5 days · was 20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published9 Mar 2026, 17:15 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Mar 2026, 17:15 GMT
- Contract signature expected23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published30 Apr 2026, 18:34 BSTUK7
Published amendments (2)
Updated indicative contract duration & option years.
In accordance with Regulation 31 (Modifying a Procurement), the Contracting Authority has revised the Invitation to Tender document to include an updated Procurement Process Timetable (Section 6.17, p. 19) to extend the Tender submission deadline to 12:00pm 25 February 2026. This provides all Bidders with additional time to submit a Tender response due to the following amendment: Technical Approac…
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 26 Jan 2026
- 2025-12: 2 releases · 15 Dec 2025, 19 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethical Fashion Group Limited1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 30 Mar 2029Extensions: Option to extend for a 2 further 12 months period. | £150,516 | 9 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
P2025 - 227 Digital Supply Chain Hub – Virtual Hub Platform Hosting, Development and Maintenance · Ethical Fashion Group Limited
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £150,516
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 30 Mar 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 further periods of 12 months each.
No agreed KPIs: Contract contains relevant service levels.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ethical Fashion Group LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (12)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Tender
- Bidding documents and specifications In accordance with Regulation 31 (Modifying a Procurement), the Contracting Authority has revised the Invitation to Tender document to include an updated Procurement Process Timetable (Section 6.17, p. 19) to extend the Tender submission deadline to 12:00pm 25 February 2026. This…
- Bidding documents and specifications Annex I Draft Contract
- Bidding documents and specifications Annex H Pricing Document
- Bidding documents and specifications Annex K Procurement Specific Questionnaire
- Bidding documents and specifications Annex K Procurement Specific Questionnaire
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender