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Published 23 Mar 2026, 17:58 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Application Support - 1 Year Transition Only

Official notice

Authority: UK Hydrographic Office (Central government)

Direct award
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 description

1 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 published

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
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
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067203 Find 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
  1. Transparency notice published
    23 Mar 2026, 17:58 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    3 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,600,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Mastek (UK) Ltd7 Apr 2026 – 6 Jul 2026£1,600,000—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Hydrographic Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PZZG-9616-WGXT Admiralty Way, Taunton, South West, TA1 2DNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MASTEK (UK) LTD.Awarded supplierGB-COH: 02731277GB-PPON: PWPZ-9495-MMZV Part Ground Floor, North Wing A, 100 Brook Drive, Green Park, Reading, South East, RG2 6UJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender