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title: "Capability Delivery Partner for GOV.UK Publishing Service"
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# Capability Delivery Partner for GOV.UK Publishing Service

Buyer: GOVERNMENT DIGITAL SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8ad04eba-7462-4e9c-9011-10240fb055a1

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## Summary

The Government Digital Service has awarded a contract for the Capability Delivery Partner for GOV.UK Publishing Service. The tender was initiated on 2023-03-01 and falls under the Computer support and consultancy services classification. The procurement method used was selective, with a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender period ended on 2022-12-09, and the contract period runs from 2023-02-10 to 2024-03-09. Thoughtworks Ltd secured the award worth £7,650,000. The locations involved include the North West, London, and the South East, all within the United Kingdom.

This opportunity is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) interested in providing support and consultancy services in the digital sector. Businesses with expertise in user-centred design, government content management, and accessibility services would find this tender particularly relevant. The Government Digital Service aims to enhance government publishing tools and platforms, making it an excellent opportunity for tech companies looking to contribute to transformative government projects. Successful bidders will collaborate closely with GDS on strategic goals, focusing on improving efficiencies and user experience in government publishing services.

## Notice

The purpose of this competition is to procure couple suppliers who can support Government Digital Service (GDS) in the delivery of the GOV.UK Publishing Service. The GOV.UK Publishing Service provides and supports services that the government uses to publish and manage content on GOV.UK. The teams build and maintain a suite of publishing tools and the underlying platform. GOV.UK Publishing services support the vital business of connecting, organising, and publishing effective government information. They have grown significantly since the creation of GDS and GOV.UK ten years ago. There are 9 user facing publishing apps being used by over 2000 publishers. There are over 650,000 pages, most of which live forever and many of which are frequently updated. There are around 100 different document types (across the apps). Our objectives for the next 2-3 years are to continue with our vision to make it easy for our users to connect, organise, and publish effective government information. We are looking for delivery partners that will work with GDS on the following strategic goals to transform government publishing: - to provide and improve tools that help publishers make use of our design patterns, formats, and content types to publish content on GOV.UK - to make the publishing service easier to operate and iterate by reducing duplication of data and other technical debt in our publishing platform, consolidating to fewer platforms to enable new workflows and operating model by improving access and permissions - to empower GDS content teams with flexible tooling to meet complex needs without needing custom development - remove the manual support burden on developers for publishing tools, by enabling publishers to do more The delivery partners will work with GDS with user centred design at the heart of our decision making, to ensure we create the best tools for internal and external users. The work on these systems will help make sure we are meeting accessibility needs. Our delivery partners will contribute to upskilling our civil servant staff, through knowledge sharing, pair programming and shadowing.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4acab29-a48f-4c62-840e-f0a4e8f68ee2 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Dec 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | 10 Feb 2023 - 9 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £7,650,000 |
| 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 | GOVERNMENT DIGITAL SERVICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E1 8QS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Whitechapel |
| Westminster constituency | Bethnal Green and Stepney |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THOUGHTWORKS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services

## Release History

- 1 Mar 2023 at 17:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4acab29-a48f-4c62-840e-f0a4e8f68ee2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4acab29-a48f-4c62-840e-f0a4e8f68ee2
  1st March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6fade143-27e1-4638-8a6c-5b85bfddbf46
  Redacted signed Order Form

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