Official UK procurement notice
Application Support - 1 Year Transition Only
Authority: UK Hydrographic Office (Central government)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£1,600,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Mastek (UK) Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement description1 year transition from internal to outsourced support. A further procurement will occur during 2026, to compete for a 5 year contract.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 23 Mar 2026, 17:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Mar 2026, 17:58 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026511- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067203Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
The supplier developed the system, we would like a 1 year contract to enable transition to outsource and help the Authority understand its support needs to enable us to compete for a larger 5 year contract during 2026.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 23 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published23 Mar 2026, 17:58 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected3 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,600,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mastek (UK) Ltd7 Apr 2026 – 6 Jul 2026 | £1,600,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MASTEK (UK) LTD.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender