Notice Information
Notice Title
Content Management System for Parliament Procedural Publishing Unit
Notice Description
The Authority is seeking to engage with the publication digital agency for replacement of the Content Management System within the UK Parliament's Hansard publishing workflow. The Authority's Conditions of Participation are included within the tender documentation.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: 1-year extension available for this contract. Authority may consider some options.
Planning Information
The Authority wishes to notify the market of an upcoming tender opportunity for a Content Management System (CMS) to support the Parliament Procedural Publishing Unit. Due to the urgency of the requirement, this notice is issued to provide advance awareness that the procurement will be run as a short tender. The Authority intends to publish the tender within the next two weeks. Full requirements, evaluation criteria, and instructions will be set out in the tender pack when published. The tender will be available via the Authority’s eSourcing portal, Atamis. Interested suppliers are encouraged to ensure they are registered on the portal in advance: (https://atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcome)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-069543
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050037-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender 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
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
48783000 - Content management software package
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £415,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £415,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 May 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Jun 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 22 May 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CORPORATE OFFICER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 0AA
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050037-2026
28th May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047480-2026
22nd May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042806-2026
11th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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