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title: "Technology and Security Delivery Partner"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06dd34"
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buyer: "Department for Science, Innovation & Technology"
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# Technology and Security Delivery Partner

Buyer: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06dd34

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## Summary

The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology procured a technology and security delivery partner for the Government Digital Service. The requirement covers digital capability and delivery services, including appropriately skilled specialists and teams supporting technical and security-related programmes and activities. It is a professional services opportunity delivered across the United Kingdom, for work associated with central government digital and security programmes. The procurement was made through the Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 framework, Lot 2, which is for digital capability and delivery partners. The selected service concerns technical services and is suited to organisations providing specialist technology, digital delivery and security expertise to government programmes.

This procurement has been awarded following a competitive selective procedure under the Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 framework. The single lot was completed, with the award made to PA Consulting Services Ltd on 21 July 2026. The awarded value is £9.8 million excluding VAT, or £11.76 million including VAT. The contract period runs from 17 August 2026 to 16 August 2028, with an optional one-year extension at the authority’s discretion, allowing the period to extend to 16 August 2029. The award is active, and the scheduled contract signature date was 10 August 2026. Evaluation was conducted competitively within the framework procedure.

This award demonstrates substantial demand from the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology for integrated technology and security delivery capability supporting the Government Digital Service. Suppliers seeking to compete for a future requirement of this type would need access to appropriately skilled digital, technical and security specialists, as well as teams able to deliver across several government programmes and activities. Credibility would depend on proven technical services and digital delivery experience in a public-sector environment, with the organisational capacity to supply multidisciplinary resources at significant scale. Experience of working through the Digital Outcomes and Specialists framework, particularly its digital capability and delivery partner route, would also be relevant.

## Notice

The contracting authority intends to procure a digital capability and delivery partner under Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 (DOS7), Lot 2 - Digital Capability and Delivery Partners. The requirement is expected to involve the provision of appropriately skilled specialists and teams to support delivery across technical and security-related programmes and acitivites in the Government Digital Service. Award under Framework RM1043.9 Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 Lot 2 Digital Capability And Delivery Partners

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074510-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 17 Aug 2026 - 16 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £9,800,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Science, Innovation & Technology |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2EG |
| 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 | PA Consulting Services Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71356000 - Technical services

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2026 at 10:02 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074510-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074510-2026
  6th August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04fb0d
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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