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Homes England - Integrated Change Programme (G-Cloud14 Lot 3: Cloud support)

Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)

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05 Oct 2026 at 13:42

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Summary of the contracting process

Homes England bought services to deliver and validate a pilot for the Integrated Change Programme’s integration layer, as part of Phase 2. The work covers turning approved high-level designs into detailed designs; building and configuring selected integrations in the agreed Azure environment; and creating reusable integration patterns and infrastructure as code. It also includes quality assurance, security and non-functional testing, governance and technical assurance support, user research, designs for a developer front door, and knowledge transfer and handover to Homes England. Homes England is the buying organisation, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. The work concerns cloud support and integration delivery; the procurement is categorised as services. Delivery location information includes the United Kingdom and a Newcastle upon Tyne postcode.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Solirius Reply Ltd through a direct award under G-Cloud 14 Lot 3, for cloud support. The award date was 20 September 2026. The awarded value is £496,000. The contract period runs from 21 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. The requirement covered a pilot implementation and validation of the Integrated Change Programme integration layer, including integration design, configuration, testing, assurance and handover. The tender response deadline was 19 September 2026. The published data does not set out evaluation criteria or supplier eligibility requirements. Homes England marked the opportunity as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This award demonstrates demand from Homes England for specialist cloud integration delivery within its Azure environment, spanning design translation, implementation, reusable integration patterns and infrastructure as code, testing, assurance and knowledge transfer. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need to combine hands-on Azure integration capability with sound software engineering and infrastructure-as-code practice, and be able to validate solutions against security and non-functional requirements. Experience working within programme governance and providing technical assurance would also be relevant, alongside the ability to produce developer-facing designs and transfer knowledge effectively to the client. The buyer used a direct award through G-Cloud 14 Lot 3, so suppliers seeking comparable work should understand that route and be positioned to provide the required cloud support through it. Homes England recorded the requirement as unsuitable for SMEs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Homes England - Integrated Change Programme (G-Cloud14 Lot 3: Cloud support)

Notice Description

Delivery of the ICP Integration Layer pilot implementation and validation under Phase 2 of the Integrated Change Programme. Services include translating approved high-level designs into low-level designs, building and configuring selected pilot integrations in the agreed Azure environment, developing reusable integration patterns and Infrastructure as Code, undertaking quality assurance, security and non-functional testing, supporting governance and technical assurance, producing user research and developer front door designs, and providing knowledge transfer and handover to Homes England.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a69bfbcd-4233-4c6a-9ceb-9252551470a2
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a70836c9-6182-4d43-93a5-568b40bfbee5
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72222000 - Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£496,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£496,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
21 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE4 5BZ
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Arthur's Hill
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SOLIRIUS LTD

Further Information

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