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Public Consumption API

OFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD

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02 Apr 2025 at 09:29

Summary of the contracting process

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR), a central government public authority based in London, has completed a procurement process for the "Public Consumption API" project. This project falls under the services category and involves the development of an internet or intranet client application service. The procurement utilised a direct method classified as 'Below threshold - without competition.' The contract was officially awarded on 8th March 2025 to Fluid One, and the contract period is scheduled for 3rd April 2025.

This tender represents a significant business growth opportunity for companies specialising in software development, particularly those with expertise in developing client application services. The awarded contract to Fluid One highlights the potential for large scale businesses to secure government contracts outside competitive bidding processes. Such opportunities can provide both financial gains and bolster technological portfolios for suppliers involved in public sector projects.

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Notice Title

Public Consumption API

Notice Description

The public consumption API is an external user-interface to our underlying, publicly available data within our data lakehouse. To align with our Data Strategy aim of automating processes and outputs, this tool will allow users to query our data lakehouse and extract information from it, providing an efficiency saving on our monthly production of data tables. It will also provide users with machine-readable outputs that can be exported and re-used.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fbbe
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012430-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

72421000 - Internet or intranet client application development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£55,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Mar 202511 months ago
Contract Period
2 Apr 2025 - 3 Apr 2025 24 hours
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD
Contact Name
Public Consumption API
Contact Email
procurementteam@orr.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 4QZ
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

FLUID ONE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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