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Social Media Aggregator

Ordnance Survey

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29 Sep 2026 at 12:37

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Ordnance Survey Limited bought a social media management platform: a software service for managing activity across social media channels. The procurement title describes it as a social media aggregator, and the item classification also identifies it as a sales or marketing software package (CPV 48481000). The contract is associated with delivery in the Bournemouth area. This is a technology purchase by Ordnance Survey, rather than a contract for creating social media content or providing a general marketing campaign.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Hootsuite Inc. under a below-threshold limited competition. There was one lot, and the published outcome records an active award and an active contract. The contract was signed on 8 September 2026 and runs from 10 September 2026 to 9 September 2027. Its value is £37,200 excluding VAT and £44,640 including VAT. The award record does not give a separate award date or set out evaluation criteria. The procurement was for goods, and the contract is for a social media management platform.

This award shows Ordnance Survey purchases software for managing social media, at a scale suited to a defined, single-platform contract rather than a major technology programme. A credible competitor when this requirement returns would need to provide a dependable social media management platform that supports the buyer’s organisational channels and day-to-day publishing and management needs. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate relevant product capability, reliable service and the capacity to support an enterprise customer. The route used was limited competition below the threshold, so experience responding to a focused competition of this kind would also be relevant. The award to a specialist platform supplier indicates that an established product offering, rather than bespoke campaign delivery, is central to this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Media Aggregator

Notice Description

Social media management platform

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c60
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091833-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48481000 - Sales or marketing software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£37,200 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
10 Sep 2026 - 9 Sep 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Ordnance Survey
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode
SO16 0AS
Postcode Area
Southampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ36 Central Hampshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Test Valley
Electoral Ward
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams
Westminster Constituency
Romsey and Southampton North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Hootsuite Inc

Further Information

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