Award

Ask AI about this notice

Summarise, research or assess it with AI

View Markdown

Share this notice

Send this contract to a colleague

Content Management System for Parliament Procedural Publishing Unit

Corporate Officer of the House of Commons

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

01 Sep 2026 at 14:10

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

07 Aug 2026 at 12:01

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

28 May 2026 at 09:17

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

22 May 2026 at 08:26

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

11 May 2026 at 09:27

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Corporate Officers of the House of Commons and House of Lords procured a content management system and related software services for the UK Parliament’s Procedural Publishing Unit. The system supports the Hansard publishing workflow, including content management, software support, software-related services and custom configuration. The work is delivered across the United Kingdom. This is an information technology services requirement rather than a general office software purchase: suppliers need to support a publishing operation used for parliamentary proceedings. The procurement was structured as one lot and was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The selected supplier is Contiem Limited, a large UK-based business, which indicates that the requirement covers an established operational service rather than a one-off implementation alone.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Contiem Limited. It used an accelerated open procedure because of urgency. The tender’s estimated value was £415,000 excluding VAT (£500,000 including VAT); the awarded contract value is £500,708.28 excluding VAT (£600,894.94 including VAT). The award date was 7 August 2026, and the contract was signed on 20 August 2026. The contract runs from 21 August 2026 to 20 August 2029, with one 12-month extension available to 20 August 2030. Custom configuration is an option. Seven bids were received, with two reaching the final stage. Evaluation weighted quality at 50%, price at 40% and social value at 10%. An economic selection requirement applied through the procurement questionnaire.

This opportunity shows Parliament’s demand for a specialist content management platform embedded in a high-volume, business-critical publishing workflow. A credible future competitor would need to demonstrate reliable CMS technology, software support and the ability to configure the system around complex editorial and procedural content. Service continuity will be important: the contract includes a daily 100% service-availability target measured over five-day periods, so suppliers should be able to evidence robust hosting, monitoring, incident response and operational support. Experience delivering comparable publishing or workflow systems for public-sector or other regulated organisations would strengthen a bid, alongside a clear approach to social value. The requirement was open to SMEs, but the award to a large supplier suggests that proven delivery capacity and sustained support capability will matter.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

Content Management System for Parliament Procedural Publishing Unit

Notice Description

Provision for the Content Management System within the UK Parliament's Hansard publishing workflow.

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/082689-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

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

72260000 - Software-related services

72261000 - Software support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£415,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£415,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£500,708 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£500,708 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
12 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
22 May 2026Expired
Award Date
7 Aug 20261 months ago
Contract Period
21 Aug 2026 - 20 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active, Pending
Contracts Status
Active

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
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
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Mekon Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

JSON Markdown

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.

Loading OCDS record...