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title: "BTA2229 - Data & Analytics Platform Architecture and Change Assurance service"
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buyer: "British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland"
published: "2026-08-25"
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# BTA2229 - Data & Analytics Platform Architecture and Change Assurance service

Buyer: British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c5f5c5b2-2d5e-4366-8028-b7c5fc5516a8

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## Summary

The British Tourist Authority, trading as VisitBritain and VisitEngland, procured specialist data and analytics platform architecture and change assurance services. The requirement covers independent technical oversight, architecture assurance and strategic advice for the Authority’s Azure and Databricks-based data platform. This is an information technology services contract, including architecture and assurance support for platform changes and strategic decisions. The buyer is based at Victoria Square House in Birmingham. Delivery is centred on the United Kingdom, with the stated coverage also including British Overseas Territories, the Channel Islands, Europe, the Isle of Man and other locations worldwide. The work is therefore suited to suppliers able to provide specialist technical support across a distributed or international operating environment.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 25 June 2026 at 5:00pm. The contract was awarded on 17 August 2026 to Telefónica Tech UK Data & AI Limited for £320,248. The contract period runs from 27 July 2026 to 26 July 2028. It covers one service requirement rather than separate lots. The award is active, and the awarded supplier is a large organisation. The procurement was evaluated through the framework call-off process. This outcome indicates that the buyer used an established framework route to appoint a supplier for a defined, specialist technology assurance and architecture service.

For suppliers tracking future work from VisitBritain and VisitEngland, this procurement demonstrates demand for independent assurance around modern cloud data platforms. A credible competitor would need strong Azure and Databricks capability, including platform architecture, technical governance, design assurance and oversight of change. It would also need to provide strategic advice that can be independent of delivery teams, communicate clearly with a public-sector buyer and assess whether proposed technical changes are robust, secure and aligned with the platform’s wider direction. The awarded supplier’s scale suggests that the buyer valued the capacity to provide sustained specialist support over a multi-year engagement. Firms preparing for comparable requirements should be able to evidence relevant data-platform architecture and change-assurance experience.

## Notice

The British Tourist Authority (BTA), operating as VisitBritain and VisitEngland, requires specialist Data & Analytics Platform Architecture and Change Assurance support. The requirement will provide independent technical oversight, architecture assurance and strategic advisory services across BTA's Azure and Databricks-based data platform.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06a62354-85e0-4564-820e-77b21f246c83 |
| 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 | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Jun 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 27 Jul 2026 - 26 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £320,248 |
| 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 | British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Postcode area | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B2 4AJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TELEFONICA TECH UK DATA & AI LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2026 at 15:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06a62354-85e0-4564-820e-77b21f246c83

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06a62354-85e0-4564-820e-77b21f246c83
  25th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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