Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 3 Sept 2026, 17:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ServiceNow Development & Managed Services Delivery Partner

Authority: Government Property Agency (Central government)

ServicesAward under frameworkAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£2,500,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsends 9 Jan 2029 · up to 9 Jan 2030 with extensions · starts 10 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Government Property Agency intends to procure a ServiceNow Development and Managed Services Partner to provide ongoing support, maintenance, development and optimisation of its ServiceNow platform.

The requirement is expected to include platform development, application support, administration, upgrades, integrations, technical consultancy and continuous improvement services

CPV: Software support services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSME
Contract period: 10 Jan 2027 – 9 Jan 2029 (2 yrs) · up to 9 Jan 2030 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published

How Government Property Agency buys Software-related services (CPV 7226), and who usually turns up

Government Property Agency’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Software-related services (CPV 7226) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerGovernment Property Agency · division 72
The marketSoftware-related services (CPV 7226) · West Midlands
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
i

How often small and medium firms win.

Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 1 of 3 known-size awards · market: CPV 7226 · West Midlands, n=39
1 of 333%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

How often local firms win similar work.

Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.

Here, local means registered in West Midlands.

A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 0 of 6 known-location awards · market: CPV 7226 · West Midlands, n=52
0%8%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside West Midlands.

How long to a decision?
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: no decision dates published · market: CPV 7226 · West Midlands, n=5
—53 days

Half of these awards were announced within 53 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.

Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.

Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.

Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: at least 4 of 6 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 7226 · West Midlands, n=62
67%71%

Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.

How many bids did past lots attract?

i

How many bids past lots received.

Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.

Past bids do not predict this tender.

Last 36 months.

This buyer2 lots with bid counts · all categories · too few to chart
The market7 lots with bid counts · CPV 7226 · West Midlands
14% had one bid
Market · select a colour for counts
1 bid14%
Market: 1 of 7 lots with published bid counts.
2–329%
Market: 2 of 7 lots with published bid counts.
4–643%
Market: 3 of 7 lots with published bid counts.
7+14%
Market: 1 of 7 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

i

Where winning prices landed against estimates.

Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.

Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.

Last 36 months.

This buyer1 lot with estimate and award · broad CPV 72 · too few to chart
The market5 lots with estimate and award · CPV 7226 · West Midlands
80% below estimate
Market · select a colour for counts
Below estimate80%
Market: 4 of 5 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%20%
Market: 1 of 5 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate0%
Market: 0 of 5 lots with an estimate and award.
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Assess each lot
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What past awards tell you about each lot.

See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.

No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.

Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1CPV 722624 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£2.5m
Expected competition
i

How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 49 past lots.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

—No model forecast yet8% single-bid risk
Past bids on 49 similar lots
1 bid8%
4 of 49 similar past lots received 1 bid (8%).
2–324%
12 of 49 similar past lots received 2–3 (24%).
4–639%
19 of 49 similar past lots received 4–6 (39%).
7+29%
14 of 49 similar past lots received 7+ (29%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 4 bids.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—No model forecast yet
No comparable awards on record for this lot’s category yet. The published estimate is £2.5m, and the forecast stays empty until the market has a record to read.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

SupplierThis buyer’s earlier contractLotAward valueWhy listed
DeloitteEarlier contractServiceNow Specialist Managed Servicesstarted Apr 2026—£399kMatched as the earlier contract

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

Restricted route (Stage 2 ITT / Shortlist): Bidding is restricted to invited candidates who qualified at Stage 1. Uninvited suppliers cannot participate in this round.

Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.

About this data
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
  • Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
  • Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
  • Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award under framework
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
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
3 Sept 2026, 17:09 BST
Last source update
3 Sept 2026, 17:39 BST
Authority reference
C1001396
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083669
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Software support services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f1b4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 Sept 2026 → 10 Jan 2027 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published48 days ago
    3 Sept 2026, 17:09 BST
  2. Market engagement42 days ago
    9 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

    Preliminary Market Engagement - ServiceNow Development and Managed Services.

    The Government Property Agency (GPA) intends to undertake preliminary market engagement in advance of a proposed procurement for ServiceNow Development and Managed Services.

    An online market engagement session will be hosted by techUK on Wednesday 9 September 2026, from 14:00 to 15:30.

    Overview of the Requirement:

    GPA is preparing to procure ServiceNow Development and Managed Services to support the ongoing development, implementation, enhancement, optimisation and support of its ServiceNow platform.

    The purpose of this preliminary market engagement is to provide potential suppliers with an early overview of the anticipated requirement and to seek market feedback and insight to help GPA further develop its requirements and inform its commercial and procurement approach prior to commencing the formal procurement process.

    The virtual market engagement session is expected to include:

    Part 1: A presentation from GPA providing organisational context and an overview of the anticipated requirement.

    Part 2: A supplier question and answer session.

    Part 3: An interactive market engagement session to obtain supplier feedback, ideas and market insight on the proposed requirement and procurement approach.

    GPA welcomes participation from suppliers with relevant experience and capability in delivering ServiceNow development and managed services.

    How to Participate

    Suppliers wishing to participate in the market engagement event should register via the techUK registration page using the link below:

    Register for the GPA ServiceNow Development and Managed Services Market Engagement Event:

    [www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/even… ↗]

    Suppliers are encouraged to register in advance of the session.

    Indicative Procurement Timetable

    The current indicative timetable is for the procurement process to commence in November 2026, with the resulting contract anticipated to commence in January 2027.

    Participation in this preliminary market engagement does not form part of any subsequent procurement process and will not provide any supplier with an advantage in any future competition. GPA reserves the right to amend its requirements, timetable and procurement approach following the market engagement.

  3. Today
    21 Oct 2026
  4. Contract startsin 80 days
    10 Jan 2027

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Sept 2026
  1. Pipeline notice published
    3 Sept 2026, 17:09 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    3 Sept 2026, 17:39 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Government Property Agency

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGHR-3329-MDGL 23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B2 4BJContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure