DAS Study · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

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

Awarded value£227,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A short study to inform the best way for the Department to meet the need for a comprehensive and searchable digital archive system.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £227,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD	£227,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 085907-2025-1 · PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD
Signed
22 Dec 2025
Value
£227,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids	—	—	—

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: 23 Dec 2025, 15:13 GMT
Last source update: 23 Dec 2025, 15:13 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-085907
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fcbd Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: CCS DIPS Framework Competition completed.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Abbey Wood, UKContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

PA Consulting Services LimitedAwarded supplier London, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.