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Published 8 Oct 2025, 12:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Support and Maintenance for the Central Digital Platform

Official notice

Authority: Cabinet Office (Central government)

ServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£8,000,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Jan 2025
Awarded to Goaco Group Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Support, maintenance and continuous improvement service for the Central Digital Platform

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Competitive call off against the DOS6 framework
Delivery: UK

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
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
8 Oct 2025, 12:29 BST
Last source update
8 Oct 2025, 12:29 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063254
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05aa6e Find a Tender
Why no open competition

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

This is notice of our intention to vary Schedule 5 - Pricing Details and Policy (pages 152-153) to allow for the offshoring of subcontractor resources to provide advisory support for ongoing continuous improvement activities under contract (Provision of Support and Maintenance for the Central Digital Platform (C4222). All other actual and deliverables remain with Goaco Group Limited. There will be no change to the contract's overall scope or value.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £8,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jan 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Goaco Group LtdSMEProvision of Support for Central Digital Platform£8,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of Support for Central Digital Platform · Goaco Group LtdSME

    Signed
    17 Jan 2025
    Value
    £8,000,000
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cabinet Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 70 Whitehall, London, UK, SW1A2ASContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • GoacoAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07172265 Suite 2055 Fleet House, Springhead Enterprise Park, Springhead Road, Northfleet, UK, DA11 8HJ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.