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Information Access Service (IAS), Development & Maintenance

Corporate Officer of the House of Commons

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

17 Sep 2026 at 11:40

UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Tender

16 Apr 2026 at 08:36

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Corporate Officers of the Houses of Commons and Lords sought a digital agency to develop and provide ongoing support for Parliament Live. The service covers the next version of the Parliament Live web application, its application programming interface, dataset and hosting arrangements. It is an information technology and custom software development service, including internet development and support. Delivery is required across the United Kingdom. The work supports Parliament Live as a public-facing digital service, requiring a supplier able to combine software development, application programming interface delivery, data handling and hosting. The procurement was intended for one supplier to provide the development and continuing operational support for the service.

The procurement reached tender: the Authority invited offers through an open procedure, with tenders submitted through the Atamis eSourcing Portal. Questions were due by 8 May 2026 at 12:00 and tenders by 20 May 2026 at 12:00. The planned award decision date was 24 June 2026. The contract was planned to run from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2031, with extensions available for up to two further years in a 1+1 format; its estimated value was £3,750,000 excluding VAT (£4,500,000 including VAT). Evaluation was quality 50%, price 40% and social value 10%. The procurement was terminated because the Authority’s business direction and strategic priorities changed, materially changing its requirements; it no longer required the services as specified.

This opportunity suited digital agencies and software development businesses able to build, host and support a public-facing web application, API and associated dataset over a multi-year service period. Strong capability in custom software development, internet services, hosting, data management and ongoing application support would have been relevant. Bidders also needed to meet the economic conditions in the Authority’s Procurement Specific Questionnaire and the participation conditions in the tender documentation. The evaluation placed the greatest emphasis on the quality of the proposed solution and delivery approach, followed by price and social value. The procurement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, although it was terminated before a contract was awarded.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Information Access Service (IAS), Development & Maintenance

Notice Description

The Authority is seeking to engage a digital agency to support the implementation and ongoing support for Parliament Live; the web application, Application Programming Interface (API), dataset and hosting. The primary deliverables will be to develop and host the next version and Parliament Live (https://parliamentlive.tv) The Authority's Conditions of Participation are included within the tender documentation.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: Details of Options are contained within the Authority's Statement of Requirements.

Renewal: Up to 2-years extension available in the format of 1+1.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06839b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088123-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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

72230000 - Custom software development services

72420000 - Internet development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,750,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,750,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
20 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Corporate Officer of the House of Commons
Additional Buyers

Corporate Officer of the House of Lords

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 0AA
Postcode Area
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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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