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NServicebus Contract 26/27 (con_32019)

Department for Education

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14 Aug 2026 at 21:05

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education bought one year of NServiceBus software licences, classified as software support services. The requirement is a goods procurement intended to support the department’s use of NServiceBus across England, covering the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The buying organisation is the Department for Education, based in London. The requirement is focused on supplying licences for NServiceBus rather than a broader software development or managed IT service. Suppliers serving public-sector software estates across England would find the subject matter relevant, particularly those able to provide or broker NServiceBus licensing and associated software support.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 14 July 2026 at 5pm, and the contract was awarded on 21 July 2026. The awarded value was £18,006.24 including the stated currency of GBP. Bytes Software Services LTD was selected as the supplier. The contract runs from 7 August 2026 to 6 August 2027. The procurement was marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and was evaluated through the framework call-off route. The requirement was treated as a single procurement for one year of NServiceBus licences, with delivery spanning the listed English regions.

This award demonstrates a defined Department for Education demand for NServiceBus licensing delivered across England through a framework call-off. It is commercially relevant to software licensing resellers, Microsoft and enterprise-technology suppliers, and firms with established access to NServiceBus products and support arrangements. A credible future supplier would need to understand NServiceBus licensing, manage public-sector software renewals, supply licences across a geographically distributed organisation and operate within framework call-off procedures. The modest single-contract scale and explicit SME suitability indicate that smaller specialist licensing businesses may be able to compete, provided they can meet the buyer’s framework, fulfilment and support expectations. Competitors should also be able to support an education-sector customer with software continuity across multiple English regions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NServicebus Contract 26/27 (con_32019)

Notice Description

One year of NServicebus licenses

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-d65ab614-0d42-4ab7-a311-088c04734bbd
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/379d797c-c429-45a2-aa05-a10510cd6849
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72261000 - Software support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£18,006 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£18,006 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
14 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
7 Aug 2026 - 6 Aug 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
Department for Education
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Bytes Software Services

Further Information

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