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AWARDEDProcurement notice · CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCERef ocds-h6vhtk-03ddd7
ITT for 'SeaScope' data management and data science development
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Contract Value
£1,305,000,000
Suppliers
2
Hitachi Solutions Europe Ltd · See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list
Via the CCS RM6292 Cloud Compute 2 Framework, Lot 3 - Cefas require provision of a Microsoft Fabric Environment to provide Data Management and wider Microsoft Fabric Environment Capabilities and Data Science Services within Cefas.
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~£670,000,000
estimated from lot values
1 lot
Core Services
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Lots
This procurement was divided into 4 lots, each awarded separately. 133 bids were received in total.
Lots
4
Initial Term Value
£1,305,800,000
Value with Extensions
£1,305,000,000
Bids Received
133
Bids per Lot
10–123
Lot
Value
Bids Received
Awarded To
Status
Lot 1
Core Services
1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs)
£670,000,000
£1,305,800,000 initial term
10
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Hitachi Solutions Europe Ltd
active
Lot 2
Value Added Ancillary Services
1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs)
£450,000,000
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cancelled
Lot 3
Professional Services
1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs)
£85,000,000
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cancelled
Lot 4
Cloud Secure +
1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs)
£100,000,000
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cancelled
Data note: the source feed marks these lots as cancelled even though their awards are active — an inconsistency in the published notice. The award status is shown above.
Government spending data: These suppliers have received £158,315,906 in 843 payments (over £25k) from DEFRA, Department of Health and Social Care, HMRC, Ofwat, UK Export Finance and 3 more public bodies (2017-02-20 to 2026-04-17).
Key Dates
Published
30 October 2025
Tender Open
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Tender Deadline
7 August 2023
Award Date
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Contract Signed
28 November 2023
Contract Start
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Contract End
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Extension option
The initial duration of the Framework is 36 months with the option to extend by 12 months.
CCS reserve the right to extend Lots by varying durations
Notice Amendments
Changes the buyer published to this notice after it first appeared.
Amendment 1
Change (IV.2.3): 7 August 2023 → 21 August 2023
Procurement Details
Method
Selective — suppliers are shortlisted first
Method Details
Restricted procedure
Route to market
Framework set up
Main category
Services
Category
Development software development services
Delivery location
UK
Open under
WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Buyer Reference
CEFAS25-53
Legal Basis
Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (EU Directive 2014/24)
CPV Codes
72212983 – Development software development services; 30211100 – Super computer; 30211300 – Computer platforms; 48000000 – Software package and information systems; 48211000 – Platform interconnectivity software package; 48620000 – Operating systems; 48700000 – Software package utilities; 72000000 – IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support; 72212211 – Platform interconnectivity software development services; 72212620 – Mainframe operating system software development services; 72300000 – Data services; 72310000 – Data-processing services; 72311300 – Computer time-sharing services; 72317000 – Data storage services; 72322000 – Data management services; 72416000 – Application service providers; 72421000 – Internet or intranet client application development services; 72422000 – Internet or intranet server application development services; 72500000 – Computer-related services; 72600000 – Computer support and consultancy services; 72611000 – Technical computer support services; 72800000 – Computer audit and testing services