Award

ALM Platform- Gitlab SaaS Migration

HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

14 Oct 2025 at 14:59

Award

22 Aug 2025 at 11:12

Award

07 Aug 2025 at 12:30

Summary of the contracting process

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), a central government public authority based in London, has completed the procurement process for the "ALM Platform- Gitlab SaaS Migration" project. The process culminated in a direct award contract given to GITLAB UK LIMITED, ensuring the migration of HMRC's software development to a cloud-based platform to improve integration and compatibility across various departments. The procurement method employed was a direct award due to intellectual property and technical reasons, highlighting Gitlab's crucial role for HMRC in software development. The contract, valued at £14,192,246.88 (gross), commenced on 29th September 2025 and will run until 28th September 2028, providing IT services focused on consulting, software development, Internet, and support within the United Kingdom.

This tender represents significant opportunities for businesses in the IT services sector, particularly those specialising in software development and support. Companies that provide similar services to large-scale operations such as SaaS migration, and those capable of addressing complex integration and compatibility issues, would be well-suited to engage with similar government projects. Such contracts can be instrumental for business growth by establishing a foothold in governmental IT service provision, offering potential for long-term collaboration and expansion into related public sector opportunities.

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Notice Title

ALM Platform- Gitlab SaaS Migration

Notice Description

HMRC require a solution which can develop, share and version control rigorously assured code to produce robust, reproducible analysis which can also allow for Collaboration, internal transparency coupled with security. HMRC are planning to consolidate multiple siloed software instances across CDIO, ECS, DPS, EIS and B&T/CDS into SaaS based platforms. It is key that all groups in HMRC are on the same platform as other analysists, data scientists and coders in HMRC, to ensure integration and compatibility and therefore efficient use and reuse of analytical components across the department. This includes Gitlab Dedicated SaaS for 4000 users, large Infrastructure and Management

Procurement Information

Gitlab is a key piece of software for the organisation as it is used for software development, allowing teams to plan, build, test, and deploy code collaboratively in a single application. Moving to an alternative solution would cause significant disruption and risk to the authority. This would create disproportionate technical and resource challenges that would impact business operations and not demonstrate commercial value or provide the most economically advantageous outcome.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05835a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065300-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£11,826,872 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£11,826,872 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Aug 20256 months ago
Contract Period
28 Sep 2025 - 28 Sep 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
hmrcsupportsapariba@hmrc.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2BQ
Post Town
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
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GITLAB

Further Information

Notice Documents

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