UKEF Managed Desktop · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: UK Export Finance (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold

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

Planned pipeline value£6,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 29 Mar 2026from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 3 yrsends 29 Jul 2029 · up to 29 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 30 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

External support to UKEF in-house IT Helpdesk.

Please note, this is a UK001 Pipeline Notice, which is a new legal requirement for contracting authorities under the Procurement Act 23. These notices are required for transparency of public spend and do not formally launch a procurement procedure therefore no response is required. Further notices relating to the requirement will be published on the Find a Tender Service in due course.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrs

Contract period: 30 Jul 2026 – 29 Jul 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 29 Jul 2031 with extensions

Delivery: UK

Extensions: Extension options published

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 May 2025, 14:25 BST
Last source update: 17 Jul 2025, 10:42 BST
Authority reference: UKEF0985
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-040803
Latest notice: Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05170d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

19 May 2025 → 30 Jul 2026 · 4 dates

Planning notice published
19 May 2025, 14:25 BST
Latest notice published
17 Jul 2025, 10:42 BST
Tender notice expected212 days ago
29 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts90 days ago
30 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2025

Pipeline notice published
19 May 2025, 14:25 BST
UK1
Pipeline notice published
17 Jul 2025, 10:42 BST
UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Export Finance

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWRW-3185-DZTP 1 Horse Guards Rd,, London, London, SW1A 2HQContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender17 Jul 2025, 10:42 BST
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender19 May 2025, 14:25 BST