Scope
Reference
BS.0210
Description
Ordnance Survey (OS) is Great Britain’s National Mapping Service, providing the trusted location data that underpins everyday life. From transport and utilities to housing and logistics, our data supports critical infrastructure, public services, and economic growth. OS also supports the nation getting outside with the award-winning OS Maps app and other OS products, including guidebooks and physical products.
OS maintains the National Map, a vast database of over 600 million geospatial features, updated 20,000 times a day. Our expertise in location intelligence helps businesses, government, and communities make smarter decisions — whether planning sustainable cities, managing climate risks, or improving connectivity — because everything happens somewhere.
As part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), we are driving the future of geospatial insights, ensuring Britain remains a leader in location data, and enabling a better-connected, more efficient, and resilient nation.
This contract has been awarded to Catch A Fire Limited to act as an extension of the OS in-house design team. The contract is for an initial two years (with an optional 12-month extension).
This contract value is up to £300,000. This amount is not guaranteed and will flex depending on the amount.
Contract 1. Design Services Agency
Supplier
Contract value
- £300,000 excluding VAT
- £360,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
9 January 2026
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
9 January 2026
Standstill period
- End: 20 January 2026
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
26 January 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 27 January 2026 to 26 January 2028
- Possible extension to 26 January 2029
- 3 years
Description of possible extension:
The option for an additional 12-month extension, subject to performance
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79342000 - Marketing services
Information about tenders
- 33 tenders received
- 33 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 31 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 32 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Special regime
Concession
Supplier
Catch A Fire Limited
- Companies House: 11041401
1st Floor, The Old Winery, Lamberhurst Vineyard
Lamberhurst
TN3 8ER
United Kingdom
Email: toby@catchafireagency.com
Region: UKJ46 - West Kent
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Design Services Agency
Contracting authority
ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED
- Companies House: 09121572
Explorer House Adanac Drive
Southampton
SO16 0AS
United Kingdom
Region: UKJ36 - Central Hampshire
Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)