Testing Managed Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Disclosure and Barring Service

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North West (UKD)

Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 3 Jul 2026from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 1 yrends 2 Apr 2028 · up to 2 Apr 2029 with extensions · starts 3 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Testing Managed Sevices for DBS

CPV: Computer-related professional services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PlannedRenewal 1 yrSME

Contract period: 3 Apr 2027 – 2 Apr 2028 (1 yr) · up to 2 Apr 2029 with extensions

Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Extension options published

72590000 Computer-related professional services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
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: 14 May 2025, 14:12 BST
Last source update: 14 May 2025, 14:12 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-021303
Latest notice: Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV): Computer-related professional services
Delivery area: North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051335 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

14 May 2025 → 3 Apr 2027 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
14 May 2025, 14:12 BST
Tender notice expected115 days ago
3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Today
27 Oct 2026
Contract startsin 157 days
3 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Pipeline notice published
14 May 2025, 14:12 BST
UK1

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

DBS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJXX-6763-PBZL 10 Princes Parade, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West, L3 1QYContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender14 May 2025, 14:12 BST