Notice Information
Notice Title
Internal Curriculum Authoring Tool
Notice Description
Oak National Academy has awarded a contract under Lot 1 of its Dynamic Market for Digital Product Development and Support Services. The contract is for development work to create internal content tools that will help teachers design and manage curriculum materials. The work will be delivered using Oak's existing technology stack, including Next.js, TypeScript, serverless Cloud Functions, PostgreSQL and GraphQL. The supplier will build new tools to Oak's engineering standards, including automated testing and meeting required quality checks. The supplier will work closely with Oak's platform and engineering teams, following Oak's agile ways of working and ensuring the tools are secure, maintainable and aligned with Oak's existing architecture. The work will be carried out in line with the supplier's submitted bid. The contract was awarded following further competition in line with the Dynamic Market rules and Section 19 of the Procurement Act 2023. The supplier was deemed to be MAT. The contract is valued at PS59,400 inclusive of VAT.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f7af
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083767-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - by reference to dynamic market
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72230000 - Custom software development services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £49,500 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 17 Nov 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- OAK NATIONAL ACADEMY LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@thenational.academy
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MANCHESTER
- Postcode
- M3 3AA
- Post Town
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083767-2025
17th December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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