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title: "Data Life Cycle Management, Engineering and Support Service"
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# Data Life Cycle Management, Engineering and Support Service

Buyer: Ministry of Justice  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bde93f8b-e4b4-437a-8f38-5e8bf2048ae0

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice procured data life-cycle management, engineering and support services. The work covers the full data life cycle, from discovery and design through build, testing and deployment, alongside ongoing engineering and support. Each phase is delivered as a separate statement of work, and the services are intended to support multiple Ministry of Justice business domains, including headquarters and the Legal Aid Agency. This is a software development services requirement. Delivery may be required across the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Europe, British Overseas Territories and other international locations.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 17 June 2026 at 4pm. The contract was awarded on 24 July 2026 to PA Consulting Services Limited for £9.8 million. The contract period runs from 24 July 2026 to 23 July 2030. The award covers the full requirement rather than separately identified lots. The Ministry of Justice is the buying organisation. The opportunity was classified as services, with software development as the principal classification, and was marked as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This award demonstrates sustained public-sector demand for end-to-end data engineering and lifecycle capability across several business domains. Suppliers seeking to compete for comparable Ministry of Justice work would need to combine discovery and service design with data build, testing, deployment, engineering and operational support. Credibility would depend on managing distinct statements of work while maintaining consistent delivery across headquarters and Legal Aid Agency environments. The scale and multi-domain nature of the requirement favour organisations with substantial delivery capacity, mature software development practices and the ability to support work across UK and international locations. Experience of framework call-offs and complex government technology environments would also be commercially relevant.

## Notice

The contract covers Data Lifecycle Management from discovery to design to build and test and deployment. Additionally, MoJ have made provision for support and engineering services. Each phase within the lifecycle is considered as a separate work and will have its own SoW. As the contract covers multiple business domains (HQ and LAA), we will end up having the same service being delivered across them.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2083ac59-ff70-4b57-be89-d2f80b276155 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Jun 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 24 Jul 2026 - 23 Jul 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £9,800,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £9,800,000 |
| 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 | Ministry of Justice |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | East London |
| Postcode | E14 4PU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Canary Wharf |
| Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PA Consulting Services Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72262000 - Software development services

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2026 at 09:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2083ac59-ff70-4b57-be89-d2f80b276155

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2083ac59-ff70-4b57-be89-d2f80b276155
  14th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d5b59244-4f6b-4397-bc87-5c3b67a32b25
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