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Consultancy - Fabric

DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST

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TenderUpdate

07 Aug 2025 at 12:24

Award

06 Jun 2025 at 13:28

Summary of the contracting process

Dixons Academies Trust, based in Bradford, United Kingdom, is overseeing a public procurement process titled "Consultancy - Fabric," within the software consultancy services industry category. The process involves the assessment, scoping, and deployment of MS Fabric. The procurement process is in the tender update stage as of 7th August 2025, with significant shifts such as the amendment from "Direct award of the Everything ICT framework" to "Direct award of the Procurement Services Framework." The procurement method is limited and falls under the legal basis CELEX-32014L0024, chosen without prior publication of a call for competition, identified as falling outside the directive's scope due to its value being below the UK threshold.

This tender provides opportunities for growth, particularly for businesses providing software consultancy services. Although the contract was directly awarded and thus involved limited competition, the area's educational sector offers potential avenues for similar business engagements in the future. Phoenix Software Ltd, a large-scale enterprise based in York, was the awarded supplier, securing a contract with a value of £42,495, signed on 17th May 2025. Companies with a robust portfolio in ICT managed services and consultancy should keenly monitor such opportunities, especially within the educational sector, to strategise for forthcoming procurement rounds. Smaller and medium-sized enterprises could aim to establish niche expertise to increase competitive viability in similar sectors.

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Notice Title

Consultancy - Fabric

Notice Description

MS Fabric Assessment, Scoping and Deployment

Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct award of the Everything ICT framework - ICT Managed Services and consultancy

Procurement Information

Below UK threshold value

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05448a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046908-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for 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

72266000 - Software consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£42,495 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 May 20259 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
Contact Name
Karen TOWERS
Contact Email
ktowers@dixonsat.com
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD5 7RR
Post Town
Bradford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
TLE41 Bradford

Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
Little Horton
Westminster Constituency
Bradford East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PHOENIX SOFTWARE

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