AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
DSIT awarded a £177,400 technical-services call-off to ESYNERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED for specialist support to the National Data Library Household Income Kickstarter programme, including Secure Operational Environment design, assurance and development support.
Published outcomeThe award record is active. It names ESYNERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED as the sole supplier and gives a contract period from 18 August 2026 to 31 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a short-duration, targeted technical-services call-off from a framework, focused on secure data-environment, security, assurance and mobilisation capabilities.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ESYNERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-18ebf526-6bc1-437a-b2c8-76e756e69ab6-1 · 177400 GBP · verified supplier; active award
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The sole award supplier is esynergy Solutions Limited; supplier verification provides the verified legal name ESYNERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED (company number 04235243), matched by exact name. The single award value is £177,400.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice type and award document are both labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-18ebf526-6bc1-437a-b2c8-76e756e69ab6-1 has status “active”.
Award decision date
98% confidence17 August 2026
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The award date is 2026-08-17T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period stated
99% confidence18 August 2026 to 31 October 2026
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The award and tender contractPeriod specify these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£177,400
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The award value is 177400 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe full published award value is associated with the sole named supplier.
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One award names one supplier and records a value of £177,400.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence17 August 2026
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Tender period endDate is 2026-08-17T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence17 August 2026
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Award date is 2026-08-17T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence18 August 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-08-18T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence31 October 2026
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Contract period endDate is 2026-10-31T23:59:59Z.
Award notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-13T11:06:37+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSpecialist technical support for the National Data Library Household Income Kickstarter programme.
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Published description states that the services support the NDL Household Income Kickstarter programme.
Technical activity
99% confidenceSupport covers Secure Operational Environment design, assurance and development; data protection and ethics advice; security architecture; threat modelling; secure-by-design assurance; programme assurance; and delivery mobilisation.
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These activities are listed in the published requirement description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 71356000 — Technical services
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The tender classification is CPV 71356000, described as Technical services.
Delivery geography
95% confidencePublished delivery locations include the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, British Overseas Territories and Rest of the World.
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Tender items list these delivery-address country fields.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective procedure
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The process and tender procurementMethod are “selective”.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethodDetails states “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
SME suitability flag
97% confidenceYes
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Tender suitability records sme: true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation results are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Category
99% confidenceServices
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mainProcurementCategory is services.
Stated term
96% confidenceApproximately 75 days, from 18 August to 31 October 2026.
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Calculated from the explicit stated contract start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Capability signal
98% confidenceThe requirement combines data-governance advice, cyber/security architecture, threat modelling, secure-by-design assurance and programme delivery support.
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These workstreams are explicitly listed in the service description.
Buying pattern
94% confidenceThe framework call-off route indicates the supplier was selected through an existing framework mechanism rather than an open procedure recorded in this notice.
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The notice states “Call-off from a framework agreement” and procurement method “selective”.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe award notice was published on 13 October 2026, after the stated 18 August 2026 contract start date.
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Published award notice date is 13 October 2026; stated start date is 18 August 2026.
No signed-contract evidence
98% confidenceThe notice records an active award and a stated contract period, but does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
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Published data contains an active award record but no explicit signature field or signed-contract date.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, framework name, lot title and extension terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The publication date follows the stated contract start date; the notice does not explain the timing.
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder numbers, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing structure, named framework, lot detail and extension or renewal provisions.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
DSITESYNERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITEDHousehold Income KickstarterNational Data LibrarySecure Operational Environmenttechnical servicesframework call-off
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the DSIT Household Income Kickstarter technical support award?
ESYNERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED was named as the sole supplier.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £177,400.
What services are covered?
The notice describes Secure Operational Environment support, data protection and ethics advice, security architecture, threat modelling, assurance and delivery mobilisation support.
When is the stated contract period?
18 August 2026 to 31 October 2026.
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