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Published 3 Feb 2026, 09:28 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Work day Implementation Partner

Official notice

Authority: Intellectual Property Office (Central government)

ServicesAward under frameworkAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£3,000,000≈ £923k / year · £3,600,000 inc. VAT
Award in standstill 9 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Cognizant Worldwide Ltd
Contract term 3 yrs 3 moends 1 Feb 2030 · up to 1 Nov 2032 with extensions · starts 2 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Workday Implementation Partner - Corporate Systems.

CPV: Software programming and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrs 3 moSME
Contract period: 2 Nov 2026 – 1 Feb 2030 (3 yrs 3 mo) · up to 1 Nov 2032 with extensions
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
72200000 Software programming and consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award under framework
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Call-off under a framework
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Feb 2026, 09:28 GMT
Last source update
12 Oct 2026, 13:09 BST
Authority reference
C4236
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096063
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Software programming and consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0614f9 Find a Tender
Related procedures1

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 Feb 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Planning notice published265 days ago
    3 Feb 2026, 09:28 GMT
  2. Market engagement244 days ago
    24 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT

    The IPO is embarking on a strategic transformation to modernise our Human Capital Management (HCM), Payroll and Finance operations by implementing Workday, a unified cloud-based platform. This initiative addresses critical challenges posed by the current environment of multiple aging, legacy systems that operate in silos, lack integration, and require extensive manual intervention

  3. Next notice expected117 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Latest notice published14 days ago
    12 Oct 2026, 13:09 BST
  5. Standstill ends5 days ago
    21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  7. Contract startsin 5 days
    2 Nov 2026

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Feb 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    3 Feb 2026, 09:28 GMT
    UK2
  2. Contract award notice published
    12 Oct 2026, 13:09 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    12 Oct 2026, 13:09 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    12 Oct 2026, 13:09 BST
  5. Contract signature expected
    22 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,398,4311 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cognizant Worldwide Ltd22 Oct 2026 – 21 Oct 2028 · up to 21 Oct 2029Extensions: 1X 12 MONTHS£1,398,4319 Oct 2026standstill to 21 Oct 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Intellectual Property Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PTGR-5753-JZVM Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, Wales, NP10 8QQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cognizant Worldwide LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07195160 280 Bishopsgate, London,, London, London, EC2M 4AGContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

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