Notice Information
Notice Title
Corporate subscription to the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS)
Notice Description
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) corporate subscription to the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) for a fixed three-year term commencing 1 June 2026. BCIS provides the UK's most comprehensive and authoritative construction cost datasets, indices, forecasting models, schedules of rates and whole-life cost tools.
Procurement Information
The propriety License belongs to suppier BCIS
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06a919
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051374-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48610000 - Database systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £139,500 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Jun 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 May 20266 days ago
- Contract Period
- 9 Jun 2026 - 9 Jun 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEFENCE INFRASTRUCTURE ORGANISATION
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LICHFIELD
- Postcode
- WS14 9PY
- Post Town
- Walsall
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG24 Staffordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Lichfield
- Electoral Ward
- Whittington & Streethay
- Westminster Constituency
- Tamworth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051374-2026
1st June 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051366-2026
1st June 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050934-2026
29th May 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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