Provision of Wagtail Consultancy Services

Official notice

Authority: Office for National Statistics (Central government)

ServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£1,057,968published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 23 Feb 2024

Awarded to Torchbox Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Wagtail Consultancy Services - Content Management System

CPV: Software-related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Content Management System - Wagtail expertise

Content Management System - Wagtail expertise

The scope of this requirement is to provide access to Wagtail expertise that can fill our knowledge gap. ONS requires additional support to complete the website transformation.

Delivery: UK

Extensions: Under Public Procurement Regulations 2015 for contract let under RM1557.14 Gcloud 14 to increase the call off max value by 50%. from £1,057,968 by £528,984 to £1,586,952

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: 1 Sept 2026, 11:19 BST
Last source update: 1 Sept 2026, 11:19 BST
Authority reference: CS-25-120
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-082544
Classification (CPV): Software-related services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ef4e Find a Tender

Why no open competition: New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: Contract let under Public Procurement Regulations 2015 RM1557.14 Gcloud 14. Contract Start date 23rd February 2025. Contract End date 23rd February 2027
The scope of this requirement is to provide access to Wagtail expertise that can fill our knowledge gap. ONS requires additional support to complete the website transformation.
ONS is seeking to increase the max contract value with Torchbox Ltd from £1,057,968 by £528,984 to £1,586,952. As this is a Statement of Work call off contract this is not a committed spend.
Increasing max value call off by 50% as allowed by the Public regulations 2015.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,057,9681 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Feb 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Torchbox LtdSME	£1,057,968 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 082544-2026-1 · Torchbox LtdSME
Signed
23 Feb 2024
Value
£1,057,968
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Office for National Statistics

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentNational or federal agency/officeGeneral public services Government Buildings, Cardiff Road, Newport, Wales, NP108XGContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Torchbox LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03983354 Charlbury, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

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