Award

Open Digital Planning - Back Office Planning System (BOPS) Development and Route-to market

  • Buckinghamshire Council

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-053316

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059290 (view related notices)

Published 2 September 2025, 5:01pm



Scope

Reference

25 26 436

Description

Buckinghamshire Council is the national lead and contract holder for the Back Office Planning System (BOPS), a key component of the Open Digital Planning (ODP) programme, which is fully sponsored by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). BOPS is being developed in coordination with two sister products-PlanX (led by Lambeth Council) and the Digital Planning Register (led by Camden Council)-as part of a comprehensive digital transformation of planning services in the UK. This is for the provision of development of additional modules and route-to-market workstream for this project.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £1,268,000 excluding VAT
  • £1,521,600 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

2 September 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 11 September 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

15 September 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 16 September 2025 to 1 September 2026
  • 11 months, 16 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 72212100 - Industry specific software development services

Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award


Supplier

UNBOXED CONSULTING LIMITED

  • Companies House: 05440833

60-62 COMMERCIAL STREET

LONDON

E1 6LT

United Kingdom

Region: UKI42 - Tower Hamlets

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Buckinghamshire Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCLJ-2677-YQXD

The Gateway, Gatehouse Road

Aylesbury

HP198FF

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ13 - Buckinghamshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government