Value for Money (VfM) Benchmark of the DEFRA IT

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£93,500published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to ImprovIT Consulting Limited

Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Value for Money (VfM) Benchmark of the DEFRA IT environment.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Value for Money (VfM) Benchmark of the DEFRA IT environment

Open work like this

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Open tenders from DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSSearch filtered to this authority Open tenders in IT Services & SoftwareSearch filtered to CPV 72

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £93,5001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ImprovIT Consulting LimitedSME	£93,500 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Independent IT Value for Money Benchmark · ImprovIT Consulting LimitedSME
Signed
21 Oct 2026
Value
£93,500
Period
21 Oct 2026 – 16 Dec 2026 · up to 16 Jan 2027 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
1 month of extra time if required

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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 Nov 2026, 12:06 GMT
Last source update: 13 Nov 2026, 12:06 GMT
Authority reference: C35894
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-107961
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07bb8a Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
13 Nov 2026, 12:06 GMT
UK7

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ImprovIT Consulting LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07373640 Kings Head House, 15 London Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2HN, Beaconsfield, South East, HP9 2HNContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender13 Nov 2026, 12:06 GMT