Official UK procurement notice
Together in Data Programme
Authority: Platform Housing Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Together in Data initiative proposes:
A cloud-first, Microsoft Fabric-based data platform incorporating Data Factory, OneLake, Power BI, Warehouse, and governance tooling.
A single, trusted environment spanning raw → working → curated data layers.
A unified data model enabling Customer 360, Home 360, Repairs, Assets, Finance and other critical subject areas.
A data ecosystem that supports AI, ML, predictive analytics, automated insight, improved decision making, and self-service analytics.
Scope of the Proposed Procurement
The Authority anticipates procuring a partner (or partners) to support the design, build, testing, governance, and early life support of the new data platform. Indicative scope areas include:
3.1 Core Technical Requirements
Microsoft Fabric tenant and associated Azure configuration (security, workspaces, licensing).
Development of raw/working/curated data lakehouse layers.
On premise and cloud data ingestion pipelines.
Data modelling, transformation, and semantic layer creation for enterprise datasets.
Migration from an existing limited Microsoft data lakehouse structure.
Integration with 3rd party data sets.
CI/CD automation and platform observability tooling.
Environment strategy (Dev / Test / Prod).
Integration with Dynamics 365 CRM and Finance & Operations.
Integration with other line of business applications.
3.2 Governance & Operating Model
Meet the requirements of a Platform's data governance framework (including Data quality, lineage, cataloguing, and access control standards).
GDPR compliant data retention and observability improvements.
Support the enablement and operational activities surrounding Data Use Act, SARs, STAIRS.
3.3 Business Facing Deliverables
Production of trusted Power BI datasets, dashboards, and AIready data assets.
Establishment of a Platform wide data Community of Practice.
Training and capability uplift for business users and analysts.
Support for priority use cases including Customer 360, Home 360, asset forecasting, neighbourhood intelligence, and proactive home checks.
- How the procedure runs: A Procurement Specific Questionnaire will be used to down-select suppliers who will be invited to tender which will be a maximum of 6. Once the shortlist has been created, those suppliers will be invited to a full tender process.
CPV: Computer audit consultancy and hardware consultancy services · Computer support and consultancy services · Computer-related services · Data services · Software programming and consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,500,000
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Criteria is described within the PSQ - this will be based on technical ability/financial and legal capacity
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Cost
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Criteria is described within the PSQ - this will be based on technical ability/financial and legal capacity
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 11 Mar 2026, 12:19 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 10:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Aug 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042283- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066723Find a Tender
- How it runs
A Procurement Specific Questionnaire will be used to down-select suppliers who will be invited to tender which will be a maximum of 6.
Once the shortlist has been created, those suppliers will be invited to a full tender process.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 2 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline
- 2 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 19 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submissions will be through Proactis - log in can be found here: supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗
Timeline
11 Mar 2026 → 27 Oct 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published223 days ago11 Mar 2026, 12:19 GMT
- Market engagement208 days ago25 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
The Authority invites interested suppliers to participate in the following planned engagements:
4.1 Supplier Briefing Webinars
Short sessions to provide an overview of the Together in Data programme, direction of travel, and expected procurement route.
4.2 1:1 Supplier Technical Dialogues
Suppliers may be invited to discuss:
Relevant Fabric implementations
Migration patterns from legacy data platforms
Data governance operating models
AI/ML readiness and ethical AI considerations
Approaches to agile delivery and capability transfer
Commercial models and resourcing structures
4.3 Market Questionnaire (RFIstyle)
We will issue a structured questionnaire to gather:
Supplier capability information
Indicative delivery approach
Bestpractice insights
Risk, dependency, and timeline considerations
Innovation opportunities
Suppliers interested in contributing to the PME are asked to:
Complete the Market Questionnaire issued here: wkf.ms/46OV5KE ↗
Attend optional briefing or dialogue sessions (invites will be sent to registered suppliers).
Participation in PME does not influence the outcome of any future procurement process and confers no advantage.
Important Notices:
Engagement is for market research only and does not constitute a call for competition.
All information shared during PME may be used to refine the procurement strategy.
The Authority reserves the right not to proceed with procurement.
No commitment to award a contract is implied.
- Tender notice published165 days ago8 May 2026, 09:34 BST
- Clarification questions by154 days ago19 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline140 days ago2 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by57 days ago24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts20 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent5 days ago16 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published4 days ago16 Oct 2026, 10:25 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 8 days27 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published11 Mar 2026, 12:19 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published8 May 2026, 09:34 BSTUK4
- Published value updated8 May 2026, 09:34 BST
- Status changed to active8 May 2026, 09:34 BST
- Procurement method changed8 May 2026, 09:34 BST
- Contract award notice published16 Oct 2026, 10:25 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Oct 2026, 10:25 BST
- Procurement method changed16 Oct 2026, 10:25 BST
- Contract signature expected26 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANS Group Limited1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2029 · up to 30 Nov 2030Extensions: The contract can be extended if required | £1,500,000 inc. VAT | 16 Oct 2026standstill to 27 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders · 35 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ANS GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender