Award

Provision of Support and Maintenance for the Central Digital Platform

  • Cabinet Office

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-063254

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05aa6e

Published 8 October 2025, 12:29pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Cabinet Office

70 Whitehall

London

SW1A2AS

Email

commercial@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Support and Maintenance for the Central Digital Platform

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Support, maintenance and continuous improvement service for the Central Digital Platform

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £8,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Competitive call off against the DOS6 framework

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority

Explanation:

This is notice of our intention to vary Schedule 5 - Pricing Details and Policy (pages 152-153) to allow for the offshoring of subcontractor resources to provide advisory support for ongoing continuous improvement activities under contract (Provision of Support and Maintenance for the Central Digital Platform (C4222). All other actual and deliverables remain with Goaco Group Limited. There will be no change to the contract's overall scope or value.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Title

Provision of Support for Central Digital Platform

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

17 January 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Goaco

Suite 2055 Fleet House, Springhead Enterprise Park, Springhead Road

Northfleet

DA11 8HJ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

07172265

Internet address

https://goaco.com

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £8,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £8,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

London

Country

United Kingdom