This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

ContractAmendment

15 Jul 2026 at 10:04

Award

09 Jul 2026 at 11:04

Award

14 Apr 2026 at 09:45

Tender

22 Aug 2025 at 10:57

Planning

19 Aug 2025 at 08:49

Summary of the contracting process

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in the UK launched a public procurement for "The Provision of a Website Hosting Service," aiming to engage a single provider to facilitate the migration of existing websites to a secure hosting platform. This initiative also offers options to improve and redesign the sites, spanning over multiple regions within the UK, such as UKC, UKD, and UKM. The procurement process has now advanced to the contract amendment stage as of 15th July 2026, following an open procedure. This adjustment accounts for a contract value increase, considering a two-year optional extension period, with a total value of £672,000. Earlier, on 9th July 2026, EMBER TECHNOLOGY LTD, an SME, was awarded the contract, following completion of the tender process that started on 22nd August 2025 and involved nine bids from various SMEs.

This tender presents substantial business growth opportunities for SMEs specialising in IT services, particularly those with expertise in website hosting, consulting, software development, and support. Companies skilled in public sector digital transformations would find this sector-friendly procurement advantageous, particularly given the project's scope to enhance existing websites and potentially develop new applications. It offers a lengthy engagement period, extending up to 2031 with renewal options, providing stability and recurring revenue prospects. This project is ideal for SMEs capable of delivering high-quality IT services and capable of navigating the regulatory requirements of public authority contract work.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

The Provision of a Website Hosting Service

Notice Description

HSE requires the services of a single website hosting provider that specialises in assisting public sector organisations to migrate their current websites to a new secure hosting platform and offers the flexibility to improve, redesign or rationalise HSE's migrated websites / applications and to offboard hosted websites or onboard future websites. Currently there are 7 websites in scope of migration and are hosted by 5 different hosting providers, these are a mix of traditional websites and more complex scientific tools/databases.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: HSE is seeking to put in place a contract for a period of 5 years, this is the 3 years with the option to extend on 1+1 basis.

Planning Information

HSE hosted supplier calls on the 20th and 24th of September 2024 with suppliers selected using the G-Cloud 13 framework to discuss our requirements and specification.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-058a48
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066636-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK10 - Contract Change Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£748,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£748,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£748,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£356,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jul 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
16 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Apr 20263 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jul 2026 - 1 Jul 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
2030-08-23

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L20 7HS
Post Town
Liverpool
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD73 Sefton
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Sefton
Electoral Ward
Linacre
Westminster Constituency
Bootle

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EMBER TECHNOLOGY

Further Information

Notice Documents

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