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Award of contract for the supply of maintenance services for the UK Sport website

THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL

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27 Mar 2025 at 10:20

Summary of the contracting process

The United Kingdom Sports Council has awarded a contract for the supply of maintenance services for the UK Sport website. The contract, beginning on 4th April 2025 and ending on 31st March 2026, will ensure the technical support and maintenance of various UK Sport sites, including the Jobs in Sport Portal and Events Impact. The procurement process, categorised under "Software support services" (CPV Code 72261000), was executed without competition (below threshold) and directly awarded to Graph Digital Limited, which is an SME based in London.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in software support services, particularly those experienced in maintaining and upgrading web platforms. SMEs focusing on IT support, web security, and software development stand to benefit significantly from engaging in such contractual opportunities. The contract allows for time and materials based development work, including a major upgrade to Sitecore 10.4, presenting further prospects for businesses with relevant expertise.

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Notice Title

Award of contract for the supply of maintenance services for the UK Sport website

Notice Description

Contract is for technical support and maintenance services (the Services) intended to ensure the availability and security of the UK Sport websites, ensure 'business as usual' (BAU) operations, resolve issues, and handle support requests as they arise. The support will include UK Sport sites - Jobs in Sport Portal, Events Impact and main website from 1st April 2025 until 31st March 2026. The contract will also allow development and support work to be undertaken on a sprint-based, time and materials basis in accordance with a suggested schedule prior to December 2025 for the upgrade from Sitecore 9.3 to 10.4. Amounts (in hours) of support are as follows: 1. Baseline Support (4 hours per month) 2. Issue Resolution & Amendments (20 hours) 3. Sitecore Upgrade (400 hours)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f949
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011470-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£50,710 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Mar 202511 months ago
Contract Period
3 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@uksport.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 4PU
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GRAPH DIGITAL

Further Information

Notice Documents

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