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Oak National Academy is establishing a dynamic market in accordance with section 34 of the Procurement Act 2023 and Regulation 16 of the Procurement Regulations 2024. The market will provide a compliant and flexible route for the award of contracts related to the engineering and product support, and ongoing development of the authority's national digital education platform and related tools.
The dynamic market will allow for rolling supplier entry, publication of contract opportunities, and awards made via most advantageous tender (MAT) principles in accordance with sections 19 and 23 of the Act.
This Dynamic Market will be structured into lots. Suppliers may apply for membership of one or more lots at any time during the market's term, subject to the relevant membership conditions.
At the date of this notice, the market will be open for applications for the following lot:
Lot 1 Web Development Services
Scope: This lot covers the provision of specialist web development services to support the design, delivery, enhancement, and ongoing operation of Oak National Academy's digital education platform and associated tools. Suppliers appointed to this lot may be required to work on any part of Oak's core digital estate, including the main platform (www.thenational.academy), content creation tooling, and platform services. The scope includes:
Full-stack development of Oak's web platform, with an emphasis on scalable, modular design patterns that enable rapid iteration of features
Maintenance and enhancement of existing codebases underpinning existing live services
Development of user interfaces that are responsive, inclusive, and accessible in line with current UK accessibility legislation and best practice, ensuring usability for all users, including those relying on assistive technologies
Continuous improvement of performance, page load times, and reliability across high-traffic user journeys
Secure engineering practices that uphold user privacy, data protection, and application resilience, in line with relevant public sector security guidance
Collaborative delivery within agile multidisciplinary teams, including pairing with in-house developers, product managers, researchers, and content leads
Deployment and testing within a continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipeline, using modern automation tools and cloud infrastructure
Contribution to code documentation and handover processes, especially where features are intended for long-term use by Oak's in-house teams or other suppliers
Individual contracts awarded under this lot may range from targeted feature builds to broader support and maintenance roles over a defined period. Suppliers may be required to collaborate with other digital delivery partners under Oak's delivery model.
Additional lots are expected to be added to this Dynamic Market over its lifetime to cover further requirements in Digital Product Development and Support Services. These will be introduced by modification of the Dynamic Market and publication of a notice under section 39(4) of the Procurement Act 2023. Suppliers may apply for membership of any future lots when they are established.
Dynamic market intention notice (UK13). The buyer intends to set up a dynamic market. Membership will be open to apply for.
Bids are submitted through the buyer’s own portal, not on this site. Read the full notice on Find a Tender before relying on any date here.
| Supplier | Identifier | Award Value | Lots Won | Cross-References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGI IT UK LIMITED | 00947968 | - | 1 lot Lot 1: Web Development Services | - |
| CHATRESH CONSULTANTS LIMITED | 08211317 | - | 1 lot Lot 1: Web Development Services | - |
| CURSOR LIMITED | 06432552 | - | 1 lot Lot 1: Web Development Services | - |
| GEMSTONE IT SERVICES LTD | 13504008 | - | 1 lot Lot 1: Web Development Services | - |
| Mindera UK Ltd | 10398155 | - | 1 lot Lot 2 | - |
| NEXER DIGITAL LTD | 06237914 | - | 2 lots Lot 1: Web Development Services · Lot 2 | - |
| RED BADGER CONSULTING LIMITED | 07242017 | - | 2 lots Lot 1: Web Development Services · Lot 2 | - |
| VE3 GLOBAL LTD | 07343436 | - | 1 lot Lot 1: Web Development Services | - |
| VGML LTD | 10658724 | - | 1 lot Lot 1: Web Development Services | - |
| X Solutions365 Limited t/a Create Future | SC371716 | - | 1 lot Lot 1: Web Development Services | - |
Taken from this notice, not from Companies House. Check the original notice — details change and are not updated here.
This procurement was divided into 7 lots, each awarded separately.
| Lot | Value | Awarded To | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 Lot 1: Web Development Services | - | active | |
| Lot 2 | - | active | |
| Lot 3 | - | - | active |
| Lot 4 LO4 4 | - | - | active |
| Lot 5 LOT 5 | - | - | active |
| Lot 6 LOT 6 | - | - | active |
| Lot 7 LOT 7 | - | - | active |
Government spending data: These suppliers have received £1,532,380,460 in 12,819 payments (over £25k) from Home Office, Ministry of Defence, HMCTS, Crown Prosecution Service, Scottish Government and 41 more public bodies (2012-06-22 to 2026-08-18).
Changes the buyer published to this notice after it first appeared.
LOT 2 - NOW DETERMINED - Lot 2 - Agile Delivery & Project Management Services
This lot covers the provision of specialist Agile delivery and project management services to support the planning, execution, and continuous improvement of Oak National Academy's digital education platform and related initiatives.
Suppliers appointed to this lot will coordinate multidisciplinary digital teams to ensure predictable, outcome-focused delivery across Oak's digital estate (including www.thenational.academy, content-creation tooling, and platform services).
Moorfield Initiative Ltd (Companies House Ref: 15031573) has also been added as a supplier under this modification. Due to a technical limitation on the central digital platform, the supplier could not be selected from the available options at the time of publication. Full due diligence has been carried out in accordance with our standard procedures, and the supplier is approved for participation under Lot 1.
Lot 3 - AI/ML Engineering Services updated to enable suppliers to submit proposals to participate under this lot.