Scope
Reference
SE1193B
Description
Sport England is a lottery distributor, administering and awarding approximately £300m per annum (£100m exchequer and £200m lottery). The funds are distributed across the sport and physical activity ecosystem, a complex network of over 100,000 organisations of different sizes and types. This network of organisations provides the opportunities that already underpin the activity habits of millions of people and the athletes that progress through talent development pathways.
Having a fit for purpose technology system for investment administration is therefore essential for Sport England to deliver its strategic ambitions and role as a funding distributor.
The technology system underpins a substantive part of Sport Englands operation, and as a result needs to balance key operating tensions including:
Strategy ambitions and stakeholder expectations: The launch and continued support for Uniting the Movement signals both the sector engagement and expectations for delivery of the strategy including ease of access to funding.
Financial operating constraints: Sport England operates within administrative constraints impacted by income. Maximising efficiency and productivity in investment will enable effective delivery within the constraints.
Government functional standards and best practice: Rightly government require standards to be achieved for grant administration including counter-fraud. Sport England has established investment management - any change must not compromise standards.
Continuity of operation and delivery: As Sport England existing commitments and necessary ambitions require delivery scale and cadence to be maintained throughout any change.
Alignment with future target operating model: Finally, any improvement in technology needs to align, and have the ability to, adapt to future operating structures and priorities.
Proof of Concept Delivery: A limited time period Proof of Concept (PoC) has recently been delivered prior to this phase. This has demonstrated the approach and functionality can be successful, and the build created will be extended to form the basis of the next phase of development. The PoC contained some limited functionality for the investment management journey in the system. It is deployed on Azure using Azure App service to manage Docker containers, database is PostgreSQL, API backend is asynchronous Python / Starlette, front end is in React with backend for frontend pattern based on Remix.
This procurement is split into four (4) Lots. Requirements are outlined by Lot below:
3.1 Lot 1 - Managed Service, Technical Assurance & Development
Commercial tool
Establishes a framework
Lot LOT 1. Managed Service, Technology and Delivery Support
Description
Managed Technology Infrastructure: Maintain coreinfrastructure, manage system environments, developnon-feature-related infrastructure and compatibilitywith feature-related development of Lot 2.• Technical Partner: Provide technical oversight, qualityassurance, and contribute to the architecture roadmap.• Technical Skills and Supporting Development: Providetechnical expertise in Microsoft technologies, includingAzure and PowerBI. Supplementary skills for projectdelivery such as testing, documentation, client-sidedelivery support. Flexible additional developmentcapacity if required during the project.• Managed Support Service: Provide post-go-livesupport, including service desk management, incidentmanagement and performance monitoring
Contract 1. SE1193B Investment Technology Implementation LOT 1
Lots
Lot LOT 1. Managed Service, Technology and Delivery Support
Supplier
Contract value
- £750,000 excluding VAT
- £900,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
30 May 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
30 May 2025
Standstill period
- End: 10 June 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
11 June 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 12 June 2025 to 11 June 2026
- Possible extension to 10 June 2027
- 1 year, 11 months, 29 days
Description of possible extension:
one 12 month extension
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Information about tenders
Lot LOT 1. Managed Service, Technology and Delivery Support
- 3 tenders received
- 3 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 3 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 2 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Submission
Submission type
Tenders
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Supplier
EMPRYEAN DIGITAL LIMITED
- Companies House: 10714769
155 Kingrosia Park
Swansea
SA6 5PF
United Kingdom
Region: UKL18 - Swansea
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Associated people/organisations:
NA
Contract 1. SE1193B Investment Technology Implementation LOT 1
Contracting authority
Sport England
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTWR-9348-TXMN
Loughborough Sport Park
Loughborough
LE11 3QF
United Kingdom
Email: Procurement@SPORTENGLAND.ORG
Region: UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government