Notice Information
Notice Title
Digital Experience Platform
Notice Description
THIS IS A PLANNED PROCUREMENT NOTICE - NOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO BID. The British Business Bank (BBB) is planning a future procurement for a Digital Experience Platform (DXP) comprising website hosting, content management, and supporting digital tooling. The objective is to establish a modern, scalable, and secure platform to support BBB's external digital estate, enabling improved content management, digital governance, and user experience. 2. Scope of Requirement The proposed procurement will seek a single supplier (or integrated solution) to provide a consolidated DXP service including: Content Management System (CMS) (Drupal-based) Digital Asset Management (DAM) capability Digital Quality Management (DQM) / accessibility monitoring Consent Management Platform (CMP) for GDPR compliance Cloud hosting and support services The solution is expected to provide an integrated platform enabling efficient management of multiple websites and digital assets. The requirement is for a platform-as-a-service solution covering hosting, CMS and associated tooling; it is not a requirement for standalone web-design or website creative services.
Planning Information
Engagement via one-way questionnaire. This stage is not mandatory for suppliers however those wishing to engage in this questionnaire please go to https;//www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/ 8J4P2T3M6D Should British Business Bank have any concerns, queries or clarifications with your response to the questionnaire, we may reach out to you. Please note we anticipate a high volume of interest in this exercise, and will therefore be unable to address supplier questions or attend individual supplier meetings as part of this stage. Access Code : 8J4P2T3M6D
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06c4af
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065355-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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- CPV Codes
30211300 - Computer platforms
48000000 - Software package and information systems
48220000 - Internet and intranet software package
48800000 - Information systems and servers
72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Jul 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Oct 20263 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- 5 Oct 20263 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2035 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BRITISH BUSINESS BANK PLC
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHEFFIELD
- Postcode
- S1 2GQ
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE32 Sheffield
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Sheffield
- Electoral Ward
- City
- Westminster Constituency
- Sheffield Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065355-2026
10th July 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063390-2026
6th July 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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