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title: "NServicebus Contract 26/27 (con_32019)"
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buyer: "Department for Education"
published: "2026-08-14"
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# NServicebus Contract 26/27 (con_32019)

Buyer: Department for Education  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d65ab614-0d42-4ab7-a311-088c04734bbd

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## Summary

The Department for Education bought one year of NServiceBus software licences, classified as software support services. The requirement is a goods procurement intended to support the department’s use of NServiceBus across England, covering the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The buying organisation is the Department for Education, based in London. The requirement is focused on supplying licences for NServiceBus rather than a broader software development or managed IT service. Suppliers serving public-sector software estates across England would find the subject matter relevant, particularly those able to provide or broker NServiceBus licensing and associated software support.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 14 July 2026 at 5pm, and the contract was awarded on 21 July 2026. The awarded value was £18,006.24 including the stated currency of GBP. Bytes Software Services LTD was selected as the supplier. The contract runs from 7 August 2026 to 6 August 2027. The procurement was marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and was evaluated through the framework call-off route. The requirement was treated as a single procurement for one year of NServiceBus licences, with delivery spanning the listed English regions.

This award demonstrates a defined Department for Education demand for NServiceBus licensing delivered across England through a framework call-off. It is commercially relevant to software licensing resellers, Microsoft and enterprise-technology suppliers, and firms with established access to NServiceBus products and support arrangements. A credible future supplier would need to understand NServiceBus licensing, manage public-sector software renewals, supply licences across a geographically distributed organisation and operate within framework call-off procedures. The modest single-contract scale and explicit SME suitability indicate that smaller specialist licensing businesses may be able to compete, provided they can meet the buyer’s framework, fulfilment and support expectations. Competitors should also be able to support an education-sector customer with software continuity across multiple English regions.

## Notice

One year of NServicebus licenses

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/379d797c-c429-45a2-aa05-a10510cd6849 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 7 Aug 2026 - 6 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £18,006 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £18,006 |
| 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 | Department for Education |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Bytes Software Services |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72261000 - Software support services

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2026 at 21:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/379d797c-c429-45a2-aa05-a10510cd6849

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/379d797c-c429-45a2-aa05-a10510cd6849
  14th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about/procurement

## Provenance

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