---
title: "Award of contract for the supply of maintenance services for the UK Sport website"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04f949"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL"
published: "2025-03-27"
---

# Award of contract for the supply of maintenance services for the UK Sport website

Buyer: THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f949

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## Summary

The United Kingdom Sports Council has awarded a contract for the supply of maintenance services for the UK Sport website. The contract, beginning on 4th April 2025 and ending on 31st March 2026, will ensure the technical support and maintenance of various UK Sport sites, including the Jobs in Sport Portal and Events Impact. The procurement process, categorised under "Software support services" (CPV Code 72261000), was executed without competition (below threshold) and directly awarded to Graph Digital Limited, which is an SME based in London.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in software support services, particularly those experienced in maintaining and upgrading web platforms. SMEs focusing on IT support, web security, and software development stand to benefit significantly from engaging in such contractual opportunities. The contract allows for time and materials based development work, including a major upgrade to Sitecore 10.4, presenting further prospects for businesses with relevant expertise.

## Notice

Contract is for technical support and maintenance services (the Services) intended to ensure the availability and security of the UK Sport websites, ensure 'business as usual' (BAU) operations, resolve issues, and handle support requests as they arise. The support will include UK Sport sites - Jobs in Sport Portal, Events Impact and main website from 1st April 2025 until 31st March 2026. The contract will also allow development and support work to be undertaken on a sprint-based, time and materials basis in accordance with a suggested schedule prior to December 2025 for the upgrade from Sitecore 9.3 to 10.4. Amounts (in hours) of support are as follows: 1. Baseline Support (4 hours per month) 2. Issue Resolution & Amendments (20 hours) 3. Sitecore Upgrade (400 hours)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011470-2025 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 3 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,710 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | 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 | GRAPH DIGITAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72261000 - Software support services

## Release History

- 27 Mar 2025 at 10:20 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011470-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011470-2025
  27th March 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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