Official UK procurement notice
IT Capabilities Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Post Office Limited (Public body)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionPost Office Limited (POL) established a panel of service providers for the provision of IT related services.
This is a multi-lot Framework Agreement consisting of 5 lots.
CPV: Business and management consultancy services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 25 bids on the busiest of 5 lots · 12 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1IT Consultancy ServicesAwarded
Provision of IT consultancy services
Lot #2IT Security servicesAwarded
Provision of IT security services
Lot #3Technical assuranceAwarded
Provision of technical assurance services
Lot #4Application Support and Management: Development, Test and DeliveryAwarded
Provision of Application Support and Management services
Lot #5Application Support and Management: Specialized Tooling - Magnolia, Broadleaf & ForgeRockAwarded
Provision of Application Support and Management (Specialised Tooling) services
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “IT Capabilities Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Sept 2024, 16:41 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Mar 2025, 16:12 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007707- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049765Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 2 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
2 Oct 2024 → 3 Mar 2025 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown2 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published3 Mar 2025, 16:12 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete3 Mar 2025, 16:12 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £5,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
IT Consultancy Services
- Signed
- 20 Dec 2024
- Value
- £10,000,000
- Status
- active
IT Security services
- Signed
- 20 Dec 2024
- Value
- £6,000,000
- Status
- active
Technical assurance
- Signed
- 20 Dec 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Application Support and Management: Development, Test and Delivery
- Signed
- 20 Dec 2024
- Value
- £14,000,000
- Status
- active
Application Support and Management: Magnolia, Broadleaf & Identity and Access Management Solutions
- Signed
- 20 Dec 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · IT Consultancy Services | 25bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · IT Security services | 9bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Technical assurance | 21bids | — | — | — |
| 4 · Application Support and Management: Development, Test and Delivery | 23bids | — | — | — |
| 5 · Application Support and Management: Specialized Tooling - Magnolia, Broadleaf & ForgeRock | 6bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
12 commercial parties on the notice- Accenture (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
- Coforge U.K. LimitedFramework contractor
- Credera LimitedFramework contractor
- Ensono LtdFramework contractor
- Ensono LtdFramework contractor
- Mason Advisory LimitedFramework contractor
- Mastek (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
- Qualitest Group UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Reed Professional Services LLPFramework contractor
- Simplex Services (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
Show 2 more suppliers
- Specialist Computer Centres (SCC) plcFramework contractor
- Wipro IT Services UK SocietasFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria