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title: "Variation to Tool for Shared Parental Leave (Beta Stage)"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e4651806-46bb-4323-b42e-8ffe6482b107"
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buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY"
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# Variation to Tool for Shared Parental Leave (Beta Stage)

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e4651806-46bb-4323-b42e-8ffe6482b107

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## Summary

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has awarded a contract to Solirius Ltd for the project "Variation to Tool for Shared Parental Leave (Beta Stage)" in the IT services category. The procurement process was conducted through a selective procurement method, where the contract value is GBP 77,250. The project is in the award stage, and the contract period is from 4th January 2021 to 3rd July 2023. The contract was published by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy with offices in London, SW1H 0ET.

This procurement opportunity focuses on IT services related to consulting, software development, and Internet support. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find this tender particularly suitable. Businesses interested in digital service development, user experience enhancement, and government contract opportunities in the UK market are well-suited to compete for this project. The deadline for tender submission was on 25th November 2020, and the awarded contract extends to 3rd July 2023.

## Notice

This notice is for an extension to an existing awarded contract, with the original notice having been published on Contracts Finder and linked to this notice. It does not constitute an award for a new contract. This variation extends the end date from 3rd January 2023, as originally published on Contracts Finder, to 3rd July 2023. This variation is being made in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. As per the original award notice, the scope of the contract remains: We have procured a supplier to prepare, maintain and further develop a digital service on GOV.UK which helps employees plan Shared Parental Leave and Pay. We required a multidisciplinary team to collect information from user research, feedback and analytics to improve the tool and deliver the best user experience. Unable to link this notice to previous notice- link to Contracts Finder Notice of original awarded contract: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/1319c3f6-a994-41b9-81f8-d92d74772f32?origin=SearchResults&p=1

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7caf8a2d-2eb9-4a58-a7b2-6fcecdd8d11a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 | 9 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Nov 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Dec 2020 |
| Contract period | 4 Jan 2021 - 3 Jul 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £77,250 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £77,250 |
| 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 BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0ET |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 9 Jan 2023 at 15:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7caf8a2d-2eb9-4a58-a7b2-6fcecdd8d11a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7caf8a2d-2eb9-4a58-a7b2-6fcecdd8d11a
  9th January 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0188a8f3-63b5-400a-9bbb-7bb1bfedf4dd
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## Notice URLs

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/1319c3f6-a994-41b9-81f8-d92d74772f32?origin=SearchResults&p=1

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