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Hera Delivery Partner

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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30 Jul 2026 at 13:26

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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21 May 2026 at 16:30

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office bought a delivery partner for software support and development under the RM6190 Tech Services 4 framework, Lot 5: Application and Data Management. The requirement covers software support services and further software development delivered through Statements of Work packages. The work supports the department’s software and data management needs across the United Kingdom. This is a central government services procurement led by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, based in London. The scope is suited to suppliers providing managed application support, software engineering and development capacity, rather than standalone software products or general consultancy. The procurement was arranged as a single lot and relates specifically to supporting and developing the department’s existing software environment.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded through a competitive call-off under the RM6190 Tech Services 4 framework. VE3 Global Ltd was awarded the contract on 6 May 2026. The contract was signed on 30 June 2026 and runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2029, with two possible 12-month extensions allowing a maximum period to 30 June 2031. Its value is £28.3 million excluding VAT, or £33.96 million including VAT. The award includes options for further software development. The selected framework route and competition determined the outcome; the published data does not set out separate scoring criteria. The award is active and the contract is active.

This award shows demand for a substantial, multi-year software support and development partner within a central government environment. A credible future competitor would need to provide application and data management capability, dependable software engineering resources and the capacity to deliver additional development through defined Statements of Work. The buyer’s performance measures indicate particular importance attached to rapidly mobilising suitably qualified personnel with current security clearance, including meeting resource requests within an agreed mobilisation period. Suppliers would also need disciplined service management, with accurate monthly performance reporting and strong Oracle capability covering update assessment, scheduling, testing, patch deployment, security and compliance. The requirement suits established technology services businesses able to combine cleared personnel, operational support and controlled development delivery.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Hera Delivery Partner

Notice Description

Delivery Partner for Software Support and Development. Procured under RM6190 Tech Services 4, Lot 5 Application and Data Management

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-069fe3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072178-2026
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
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72261000 - Software support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£28,300,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£28,300,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 May 20265 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2AH
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

VE3 GLOBAL LTD

Further Information

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