UKRI-6127 - Support, maintenance and development of the EODH platform

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

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

Awarded value£330,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Sparkgeo UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contact for the support, maintenance and development of the EODH platform, including the provision of reliable day-to-day operational support to ensure service availability, stability and security.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

72212100 Industry specific software development 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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 9 Jun 2026, 08:54 BST
Last source update: 15 Jul 2026, 14:37 BST
Authority reference: UKRI-6127
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-066818
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b05a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification: Supplier specific knowledge and expertise of the system

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

3 Jul 2026 → 15 Jul 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends109 days ago
3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice published97 days ago
15 Jul 2026, 14:37 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jun 2026

Transparency notice published
9 Jun 2026, 08:54 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
24 Jun 2026, 12:27 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
15 Jul 2026, 14:37 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £330,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Sparkgeo UK LtdSME6 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 30 Apr 2027Extensions: an additional month can be added to the contract duration to complete the project · Options: an additional month can be added to the contract duration to complete the project	£330,000	22 Jun 2026	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-6127 -Support, maintenance and development of the EODH platform · Sparkgeo UK LtdSME
Signed
13 Jul 2026
Value
£330,000
Period
13 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 30 Apr 2027 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
an additional month can be added to the contract duration to complete the project
Options
an additional month can be added to the contract duration to complete the project
No agreed KPIs: Not required

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SparkGeo UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PRDX-1528-XBDN 6 St. Colme Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 6ADContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender15 Jul 2026, 14:37 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender24 Jun 2026, 12:27 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender9 Jun 2026, 08:54 BST