AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Home Office published an awarded-contract notice for Channel Archive. The notice records an active award to KERV DIGITAL LIMITED for migration of data from a deprecated archive to a new searchable service, including a process for permanent record deletion under approved retention policies.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to KERV DIGITAL LIMITED, valued at £503,094.30. The award record gives a contract period from 19 October 2026 to 18 October 2028.
Market significanceThis is a £503k Home Office technology and data-migration requirement procured as a framework call-off. The supplied notice does not publish competition, evaluation or pricing-detail information.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
KERV DIGITAL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-deff97ed-774a-438e-9e32-0df0406047f5-1 · 503094.30 GBP · active
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Verified supplier record matched by Companies House number 07510381; the sole active award names Kerv Digital Limited and has value £503,094.30.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Document title and process notice type.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-deff97ed-774a-438e-9e32-0df0406047f5-1 has status 'active'.
Award date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature status
98% confidenceUnknown; the supplied data does not explicitly confirm signature.
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The record contains an active award and contract period but no explicit signature field or statement.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£503,094.30
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Active award value: 503094.3 GBP.
Tender value stated in source
99% confidence£503,095
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Tender value: 503095 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Tender period end date: 2026-09-29T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 18 October 2028
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Award and tender contract period fields give these start and end dates.
Award notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-20T14:48:47+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceDetermine and deliver an approach to migrate a dataset from a deprecated end-of-life archived application to a new service.
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Published tender description.
User capability
98% confidenceThe target service must allow authorised Home Office staff to search defined criteria and review matching records.
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Published tender description.
Data retention capability
98% confidenceThe migration approach must establish permanent deletion of records in line with approved retention policies.
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Published tender description.
Category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category: services.
Published CPV classification
99% confidence45111290 — Primary works for services
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Primary classification supplied in the tender data.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Process procurement method: selective.
Procurement route
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Procurement method details.
SME suitability flag
99% confidenceYes
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, tenderer identities, scores or evaluation narrative are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 18 October 2028
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Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension or option terms are present in the supplied record.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceThe requirement was awarded through a framework call-off rather than an openly described tender process.
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Procurement method details: Call-off from a framework agreement.
Delivery focus
97% confidenceThe published scope combines data migration, staff search and review functionality, and retention-aligned deletion processes.
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Published tender description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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Kerv Digital Limited was matched to Companies House number 07510381 by company number; verified legal name is KERV DIGITAL LIMITED.
Value variance
99% confidenceThe tender value (£503,095) differs from the award value (£503,094.30) by £0.70; both source values are reported without selecting an unsupported explanation.
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Tender value and award value fields.
Classification relevance
90% confidenceThe published primary CPV is '45111290 — Primary works for services', which may not clearly describe the stated data-migration scope.
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Published CPV classification and tender description.
Published detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation results, lot allocation, pricing breakdown, extension terms and explicit signature confirmation.
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These fields are absent from the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied record does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed; it records an active award and a contract period.
- No bidder count, bid prices, evaluation scores, selection rationale or tenderer list is published.
- No lot structure, lot titles or individual lot allocation is supplied.
- No pricing breakdown, extension terms, options or renewal terms are supplied.
- The source gives tender and award values that differ by £0.70; no explanation is published.
- The published CPV classification may not clearly align with the stated data-migration and archive-service scope.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Home OfficeChannel ArchiveKERV DIGITAL LIMITEDKerv Digitaldata migrationframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Home Office Channel Archive contract?
KERV DIGITAL LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 07510381.
What is the Channel Archive award value?
The active award is valued at £503,094.30.
When does the published contract period end?
The published end date is 18 October 2028. Extension or renewal terms were not supplied.
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