--- title: "Provision of Remote Agile Application Development Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06c4b4" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06c4b4" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06c4b4.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06c4b4.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CERN" published: "2026-07-07" --- # Provision of Remote Agile Application Development Services Buyer: CERN Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c4b4 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06c4b4) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06c4b4.json) ## Summary The contracting process has been initiated by CERN, with the Science, Technology and Facilities Council (STFC) acting as the UK liaison. It is focused on the "Provision of Remote Agile Application Development Services" in the IT services industry category. This procurement is in the planning stage as of July 2026, and is set to progress with an Invitation to Tender in August 2026, with contracts starting in the first quarter of 2027 and lasting for five years. The remote services, valued at £10,000,000, are expected to be delivered using CERN's infrastructure, predominantly from within the UK. This tender presents significant opportunities for companies specialising in IT services, particularly those adept at agile application development, software engineering, and technical consultancy. Businesses with expertise in modern engineering technologies, such as Java, React, TypeScript, Python, and containerised environments, will find this opportunity well-suited to their capabilities. By participating, firms can expand their client base and experience by working with a prestigious organisation like CERN, offering long-term growth potential and visibility in the international procurement space. ## Notice CERN intends to place several contracts for the provision of remote agile application development services. The Services currently support a contractor workforce of approximately one hundred professionals across a variety of technical and functional profiles. The Services shall include: software design and development, application maintenance and support, systems integration, quality assurance and testing, user experience and business analysis, deployment and operational support activities, user support, technical consultancy related to software engineering and application architecture. The present Market Survey will be followed by the issue of an Invitation to Tender to qualified and selected Firms and Group of Firms in August 2026 for contracts to start in Q1 2027 for a duration of five years. The future Invitation to Tender will be adjudicated on a best-value-for-money basis. To request the technical specification and market survey documents, please contact Sara Fletcher (Sara.fletcher@stfc.ukri.org) of the Science, Technology and Facilities Council (STFC). STFC are acting as UK liasions for the purchasing organisation, CERN. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Services will primarily be delivered using CERN-provided infrastructure, platforms, tools and services. Depending on the nature of the work, the Contractor's personnel may be provided with CERN-managed accounts, repositories, development environments, collaboration tools, software licences and hosting platforms. The technical environment primarily consists of web applications and services based on modern software engineering technologies and practices, including: * web applications based on Java technologies, mainly using the Spring framework; * React and TypeScript-based front-end applications; * Python-based data engineering, workflow orchestration and scheduling using Apache Airflow; * Oracle databases; * GitLab for CI/CD automation; * Docker, Kubernetes, Helm and ArgoCD for containerised infrastructure and deployment automation; * Sentry, Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring and observability; * Microsoft Power BI for reporting and data visualisation. While the majority of the Services are expected to be delivered within the technical environment described above, CERN also maintains and evolves a number of complementary applications, platforms and services using other technologies. Contractors may therefore be required to provide expertise in additional technologies, including Windows architecture expertise, Python, Go, C#, Flask, or Vue.js. Additional information: This procurement/requirement is wholly owned by CERN, with STFC seeking to signpost the opportunity to UK based suppliers. UK HMG retains no involvement, oversight or engagement in the procurement, and are acting to signpost to CERN/STFC from FTS and/or other centralised digital platforms only. UK HMG has no further information to share and will not respond to any further questions or engagements relating to the potential procurement. In all instances, Sara Fletcher (sara.fletcher@stfc.ac.uk) should be contacted for further detail. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063398-2026 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Jul 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Dec 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £10,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CERN | | Locality | GENEVA | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | N/A | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 7 Jul 2026 at 06:51 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063398-2026 ## Notice URLs - https://www.ukri.org/councils/stfc/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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