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Published 13 Apr 2026, 08:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Support, maintenance and enhancement for Hansard systems

Official notice

Authority: Corporate Officer of the House of Lords (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: London (UKI)
Awarded value£116,070published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 26 Mar 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Ivy Rock Solutions Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hansard Reporting Suite is a business-critical system that is used by reporters and sub-editors to produce Hansard publications for both Houses.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible
72261000 Software support services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 Apr 2026, 08:46 BST
Last source update
15 Apr 2026, 12:08 BST
Authority reference
PI1301852
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034143
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068078 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Urgency
Published justification

This direct award seeks to rely on paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23), namely there is an absence of competition for technical reasons and there are no reasonable alternatives. The services to be procured require specialist knowledge and expertise in Hansard processes and parliamentary systems. The contracting authority has carried out an assessment of the market to identify possible alternative service providers. However, the assessment has not revealed any reasonable alternatives.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

15 Apr 2026 → 27 Apr 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published191 days ago
    15 Apr 2026, 12:08 BST
  2. Standstill ends178 days ago
    27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Apr 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    13 Apr 2026, 08:46 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    15 Apr 2026, 12:08 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £116,0701 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ivy Rock Solutions LtdSME3 May 2026 – 2 May 2027 · up to 2 May 2028Extensions: Initial Contract Period: 03/05/2026 - 02/05/2027. 1st optional extension: 03/05/2027 - 02/05/2028. 2nd (final) optional extension: 03/05/2028 - 02/05/2029.£116,07026 Mar 2026standstill to 27 Apr 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Corporate Officer of the House of Lords

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PRMR-5585-NTMY Parliament Square, LONDON, London, SW1A 0AAContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Ivy Rock Solutions LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10258593 C/O Precision Accountancy LLP, Suite 48/49, Bradbourne House, New Road, East Malling, WEST MALLING, Kent, ME19 6DZ, United Kingdom, WEST MALLING, South East, ME19 6DZContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender