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title: "GB-Sheffield: Software Testing and Automation"
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# GB-Sheffield: Software Testing and Automation

Buyer: BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8b697d2a-cca6-4f4e-ad89-840258507ce4

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## Summary

British Business Bank Plc procured an enterprise software testing and automation platform to consolidate testing capabilities into one managed system. The platform supports testing across web and mobile applications, APIs, databases and SaaS applications, as well as accessibility testing and automated testing. The buyer is a UK government-owned development bank, based in Sheffield. The service is for delivery in Yorkshire and the Humber. This is a software service rather than a purchase of bespoke application development or general banking services.

The procurement is complete and LambdaTest, Inc. was selected as supplier. The award was made on 1 October 2026 for £65,000. The contract runs from 5 October 2026 to 4 October 2029. The tender closed on 4 October 2026. The procurement method is described as “Other - Not Disclosed”; no further procedure or evaluation basis is stated. The opportunity was classified as a services procurement, and the buyer’s suitability assessment did not identify it as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises. There was one recorded award and no lots are identified.

For suppliers competing when this requirement returns to market, the winning solution demonstrates demand for a managed enterprise testing platform that brings testing capabilities together across web and mobile applications, APIs, databases and SaaS. Credible competitors would need to show broad platform coverage, dependable test automation and accessibility-testing capability, with a service able to support enterprise-wide consolidation rather than isolated testing tools. The buyer’s SME suitability assessment indicates that the requirement was not considered suitable for smaller businesses, so suppliers should be prepared to evidence the scale and organisational capacity to deliver a consolidated enterprise service. The award shows that a specialist testing-platform provider can meet the buyer’s requirement; it does not establish that the same procurement route or evaluation approach will be used again.

## Notice

Automation testing tool/strategic enterprise testing platform - enterprise testing capabilities consolidation to single managed platform, supporting: Web/mobile application, API, database platforms, SaaS application, accessibility, automation Additional information: British Business Bank Plc, registered in England and Wales, registration number 08616013, registered office Steel City House, West Street, Sheffield, S1 2GQ, a development bank wholly owned by the HM Government. It and its subsidiaries are not banking institutions and do not operate as such. With the exception of BBB Investment Services Limited they are not authorised or regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority or the Financial Conduct Authority. BBB Investment Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. A complete legal structure chart for the group can be found at www.british-business-bank.co.uk.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/759e9a35-b3ee-45df-ad77-a2a1b1dd5431 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Not Disclosed |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 5 Oct 2026 - 4 Oct 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £65,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £65,000 |
| 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 | BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Postcode area | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 2GQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LambdaTest, Inc. |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2026 at 11:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/759e9a35-b3ee-45df-ad77-a2a1b1dd5431

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/759e9a35-b3ee-45df-ad77-a2a1b1dd5431
  26th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=1078481479
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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