Official UK procurement notice
Kindred Project - Digital Product Agency
Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupport in designing, building and hosting the following elements of the
Kindred project, ensuring that they are accessible, intuitive and
scalable to the carers during this pilot phase of the project:
- A content delivery platform with snackable, evidence-based resources focussed on
neuropsychiatric symptoms
- A brief psychosocial intervention group coaching programme
- A moderated peer-support community
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Jan 2026, 14:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Apr 2026, 11:10 BST
- Authority reference
UOE/2026/106/JU- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039050- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061104Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Rare Days has already delivered substantial value by producing detailed screen shots and mock-ups for the proposal and developing a comprehensive digital roadmap for the programme. These outputs align directly with the funder's expectations and provide clear strategic advantages in continuing with Rare Days. This continuity also mitigates delivery risks and accelerates progress toward key milestones, ensuring efficient use of resources and timely achievement of programme objectives.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
9 Feb 2026 → 29 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends260 days ago9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published181 days ago29 Apr 2026, 11:10 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jan 2026- Transparency notice published28 Jan 2026, 14:21 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published29 Jan 2026, 15:57 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected10 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published29 Apr 2026, 11:10 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rare Days10 Feb 2026 – 31 Aug 2026 | £258,600 | 29 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Rare Days
- Signed
- 9 Feb 2026
- Value
- £258,600
- Period
- 10 Feb 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Not required for this value contract
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Rare DaysAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender