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Digital Product Development and Support Services

OAK NATIONAL ACADEMY LIMITED

This public procurement record has 16 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

20 Oct 2026 at 17:13

UK16 - Dynamic Market Cessation Notice
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23 Jun 2026 at 10:47

UK15 - Dynamic Market Modification Notice
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19 May 2026 at 12:22

UK15 - Dynamic Market Modification Notice
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23 Apr 2026 at 15:36

UK15 - Dynamic Market Modification Notice
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14 Apr 2026 at 13:50

UK15 - Dynamic Market Modification Notice
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14 Apr 2026 at 11:03

UK15 - Dynamic Market Modification Notice
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07 Apr 2026 at 14:35

UK15 - Dynamic Market Modification Notice
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10 Mar 2026 at 17:31

UK15 - Dynamic Market Modification Notice
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18 Dec 2025 at 09:59

UK15 - Dynamic Market Modification Notice
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17 Dec 2025 at 13:50

UK15 - Dynamic Market Modification Notice
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10 Dec 2025 at 08:10

UK15 - Dynamic Market Modification Notice
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09 Dec 2025 at 10:04

UK15 - Dynamic Market Modification Notice
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25 Nov 2025 at 14:42

UK15 - Dynamic Market Modification Notice
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11 Nov 2025 at 13:01

UK15 - Dynamic Market Modification Notice
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11 Nov 2025 at 12:31

UK14 - Dynamic Market Establishment Notice
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09 Sep 2025 at 12:29

UK13 - Dynamic Market Intention Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oak National Academy established a dynamic market for digital product development and support, covering its national education platform, content-creation tools and related services. The defined work includes specialist web development: full-stack feature development; maintenance and enhancement of live systems; accessible, responsive interfaces; performance and reliability improvements; secure engineering; and deployment, testing, documentation and handover. Suppliers may support targeted builds or broader ongoing services, working with Oak’s in-house teams and other delivery partners. Work is for Oak National Academy’s digital estate and is delivered in the United Kingdom. Other specialist areas have since been added to the market, including agile delivery and project management, AI and machine-learning engineering, data engineering, and cloud infrastructure and platform engineering.

The dynamic market was established and subsequently ceased on 20 October 2026. Suppliers were admitted to compete for individual contracts through an open dynamic-market route, with awards based on the most advantageous tender. The market’s planned term ran from 1 October 2025 to 22 September 2027. The data records active supplier awards for web development and agile delivery: the web development suppliers are VE3 Global, Red Badger Consulting, Cursor, Create Future, Nexer Digital, CGI IT UK, Gemstone IT Services, Chatresh Consultants and VGML; the agile delivery suppliers are Nexer Digital, Red Badger Consulting and Mindera UK. No monetary award values, individual contract periods or award dates are recorded. For web development, participation required legal and financial standing, including a credit check or equivalent evidence, plus technical evidence of at least two relevant projects from the previous three years and named delivery personnel. Technical assessment was pass/fail.

This market demonstrates recurring demand from Oak for specialist digital delivery across its education platform and supporting tools. Credible web development suppliers need to show they can build and maintain full-stack services, work with modular, scalable systems, and deliver accessible interfaces for users of assistive technology. Evidence of improving performance and reliability, applying secure engineering and data-protection practices, and working in agile, multidisciplinary teams is directly relevant. Suppliers should be able to deploy and test through CI/CD pipelines, use modern automation and cloud infrastructure, and provide maintainable code, documentation and handover. Oak’s participation tests favour suppliers with recent, relevant project examples, demonstrable outcomes and appropriately experienced named personnel. Financial and legal standing also matters, although equivalent evidence is accepted for SMEs and newer businesses; no particular certification is required where equivalent capability can be shown.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Digital Product Development and Support Services

Notice Description

Oak National Academy is establishing a dynamic market in accordance with section 34 of the Procurement Act 2023 and Regulation 16 of the Procurement Regulations 2024. The market will provide a compliant and flexible route for the award of contracts related to the engineering and product support, and ongoing development of the authority's national digital education platform and related tools. The dynamic market will allow for rolling supplier entry, publication of contract opportunities, and awards made via most advantageous tender (MAT) principles in accordance with sections 19 and 23 of the Act. This Dynamic Market will be structured into lots. Suppliers may apply for membership of one or more lots at any time during the market's term, subject to the relevant membership conditions. At the date of this notice, the market will be open for applications for the following lot: Lot 1 Web Development Services Scope: This lot covers the provision of specialist web development services to support the design, delivery, enhancement, and ongoing operation of Oak National Academy's digital education platform and associated tools. Suppliers appointed to this lot may be required to work on any part of Oak's core digital estate, including the main platform (www.thenational.academy), content creation tooling, and platform services. The scope includes: Full-stack development of Oak's web platform, with an emphasis on scalable, modular design patterns that enable rapid iteration of features Maintenance and enhancement of existing codebases underpinning existing live services Development of user interfaces that are responsive, inclusive, and accessible in line with current UK accessibility legislation and best practice, ensuring usability for all users, including those relying on assistive technologies Continuous improvement of performance, page load times, and reliability across high-traffic user journeys Secure engineering practices that uphold user privacy, data protection, and application resilience, in line with relevant public sector security guidance Collaborative delivery within agile multidisciplinary teams, including pairing with in-house developers, product managers, researchers, and content leads Deployment and testing within a continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipeline, using modern automation tools and cloud infrastructure Contribution to code documentation and handover processes, especially where features are intended for long-term use by Oak's in-house teams or other suppliers Individual contracts awarded under this lot may range from targeted feature builds to broader support and maintenance roles over a defined period. Suppliers may be required to collaborate with other digital delivery partners under Oak's delivery model. Additional lots are expected to be added to this Dynamic Market over its lifetime to cover further requirements in Digital Product Development and Support Services. These will be introduced by modification of the Dynamic Market and publication of a notice under section 39(4) of the Procurement Act 2023. Suppliers may apply for membership of any future lots when they are established.

Lot Information

Lot 1: Web Development Services

Lot 1 Scope: This lot covers the provision of specialist web development services to support the design, delivery, enhancement, and ongoing operation of Oak National Academy's digital education platform and associated tools. Suppliers appointed to this lot may be required to work on any part of Oak's core digital estate, including the main platform (www.thenational.academy), content creation tooling, and platform services. The scope includes: Full-stack development of Oak's web platform, with an emphasis on scalable, modular design patterns that enable rapid iteration of features Maintenance and enhancement of existing codebases underpinning existing live services Development of user interfaces that are responsive, inclusive, and accessible in line with current UK accessibility legislation and best practice, ensuring usability for all users, including those relying on assistive technologies Continuous improvement of performance, page load times, and reliability across high-traffic user journeys Secure engineering practices that uphold user privacy, data protection, and application resilience, in line with relevant public sector security guidance Collaborative delivery within agile multidisciplinary teams, including pairing with in-house developers, product managers, researchers, and content leads Deployment and testing within a continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipeline, using modern automation tools and cloud infrastructure Contribution to code documentation and handover processes, especially where features are intended for long-term use by Oak's in-house teams or other suppliers Individual contracts awarded under this lot may range from targeted feature builds to broader support and maintenance roles over a defined period. Suppliers may be required to collaborate with other digital delivery partners under Oak's delivery model

Lot 2

Lot 2: This "holding" Lot has been provisionally included in the Dynamic Market scope but is not yet open for applications. The detailed scope, conditions of participation, and verification methods for this Lot will be published via an update to this notice in due course. Suppliers will be able to express interest and apply for membership under this Lot only once it has been fully defined and opened. Until that time, no applications will be considered under this Lot.

Lot 3

Lot 3: This "holding" Lot has been provisionally included in the Dynamic Market scope but is not yet open for applications. The detailed scope, conditions of participation, and verification methods for this Lot will be published via an update to this notice in due course. Suppliers will be able to express interest and apply for membership under this Lot only once it has been fully defined and opened. Until that time, no applications will be considered under this Lot.

LO4 4

Lot 4: This "holding" Lot has been provisionally included in the Dynamic Market scope but is not yet open for applications. The detailed scope, conditions of participation, and verification methods for this Lot will be published via an update to this notice in due course. Suppliers will be able to express interest and apply for membership under this Lot only once it has been fully defined and opened. Until that time, no applications will be considered under this Lot.

LOT 5

Lot 5: This "holding" Lot has been provisionally included in the Dynamic Market scope but is not yet open for applications. The detailed scope, conditions of participation, and verification methods for this Lot will be published via an update to this notice in due course. Suppliers will be able to express interest and apply for membership under this Lot only once it has been fully defined and opened. Until that time, no applications will be considered under this Lot.

LOT 6

Lot 6: This "holding" Lot has been provisionally included in the Dynamic Market scope but is not yet open for applications. The detailed scope, conditions of participation, and verification methods for this Lot will be published via an update to this notice in due course. Suppliers will be able to express interest and apply for membership under this Lot only once it has been fully defined and opened. Until that time, no applications will be considered under this Lot.

LOT 7

Lot 7: This "holding" Lot has been provisionally included in the Dynamic Market scope but is not yet open for applications. The detailed scope, conditions of participation, and verification methods for this Lot will be published via an update to this notice in due course. Suppliers will be able to express interest and apply for membership under this Lot only once it has been fully defined and opened. Until that time, no applications will be considered under this Lot.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05969c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099203-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK16 - Dynamic Market Cessation Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Dynamic market
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large, 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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
22 Sep 202711 months to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OAK NATIONAL ACADEMY LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M3 3AA
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Deansgate
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
10
Supplier Names

VE3 GLOBAL LTD

RED BADGER CONSULTING LIMITED

CURSOR LIMITED

xSolutions365 Limited

Nexer Digital Ltd

CGI IT UK Limited

Gemstone IT Services Ltd

CHATRESH CONSULTANTS LIMITED

VGML LTD

MINDERA UK LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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