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title: "Provision of Digital Delivery Partner for the Central Digital Platform"
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# Provision of Digital Delivery Partner for the Central Digital Platform

Buyer: CABINET OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1d5bc5b7-1593-4962-8b53-f5cad9ec66f9

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## Summary

The Cabinet Office is seeking to procure a Digital Delivery Partner for the Central Digital Platform (CDP) with an awarded contract amount of £17,000,000. This contract falls under the industry category of programming services, specifically the systems and user software (CPV: 72211000) and application software (CPV: 72212000). The procurement process is at the Award stage, with Ernst & Young Limited being selected as the supplier. The contract period begins on 13 February 2025 and ends on 11 February 2027. The contract's objective is to enhance the government's digital procurement system, improving compliance, efficiency, and transparency across the UK's annual £300bn procurement spend.

This tender offers substantial growth opportunities, particularly for large consulting and IT service firms specialising in digital transformations and software development. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are also suitable and encouraged to engage, especially where there are possibilities of subcontracting due to the framework agreement nature of the procurement. Ernst & Young Limited, as the chosen supplier, will drive the development of the CDP, fostering a more efficient and transparent procurement process and enabling better market understanding and value for money selection for public sector organisations.

## Notice

The requirement is for delivery of the Central Digital Platform (CDP), a transformation programme supporting the digital delivery of Transforming Public Procurement. The CDP will drive greater efficiency in the procurement process for both government and suppliers and enable greater effectiveness and transparency across PS300bn annual UK Government's procurement spend. The CDP will enable: - Development of the existing Find a Tender Service (FTS) to ensure public sector organisations may be legally compliant against the procurement reform act. - Improved sign-in for suppliers to include enhanced registration and authentication services, and - A new centralised Supplier Information service to store supplier data in a single, central location that may be reused and shared with public sector contracting authorities. The Government Commercial Function (GCF) is working with CCS on an agreement to fund the continued development of the CDP to ensure the rapid realisation of cross-government benefits. The development of the CDP aligns to many digital and data strategic goals such as re-use and improved data. The changes facilitated through the implementation of the CDP will help procuring organisations make better decisions through using complete and reliable data. The data will drive significant transparency improvements and help buyers better understand market capabilities, select the most effective suppliers for an outlay that clearly demonstrates VfM, and ensure buyers are held to account for their decisions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/df9fc714-eb2b-4f8e-af8c-618d601cf6a5 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | 13 Feb 2025 - 11 Feb 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £17,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £17,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CABINET OFFICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2AS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ERNST & YOUNG |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72211000 - Programming services of systems and user software
- 72212000 - Programming services of application software

## Release History

- 12 Mar 2025 at 09:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/df9fc714-eb2b-4f8e-af8c-618d601cf6a5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/df9fc714-eb2b-4f8e-af8c-618d601cf6a5
  12th March 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/60243bb1-c7d9-4ec5-8b1f-671a3048af57

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