Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5286 - DevSecOps delivery and support
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe services being procured relate to the continued delivery and support of a strategic platform migration project currently in progress. This includes ongoing technical implementation, platform integration, data migration, and the development of bespoke solutions tailored to IUK’s infrastructure and operational requirements.
The supplier will continue to provide specialist technical consultancy, hands-on configuration, troubleshooting, and coordination with internal teams to ensure continuity across all workstreams. This phase is critical to completing the delivery objectives and transitioning into a stable operational state.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 7 Nov 2025, 12:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Jan 2026, 10:36 GMT
- Authority reference
UKRI-5286- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002987- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dcb4Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Supplier is the only entity who can deliver the project and has unique qualifications and experience in this project.
- Risks
None
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Nov 2025- Transparency notice published7 Nov 2025, 12:13 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published14 Jan 2026, 10:36 GMTUK12
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coolspirit Ltd31 Jan 2026 – 31 May 2026 | £410,500 | 5 Jan 2026 | CancelledThe contracting authority have decided not to proceed with this contract as they are currently reviewing future requirements. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Coolspirit LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender