IPO Workday Implementation Partner pending award to Cognizant

Tender information last checkedLast checked 12 Oct 2026, 14:47.

Opportunity overview

Workday Implementation Partner - Corporate Systems.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Cognizant Worldwide Ltd

Matched by number

Published award value: £1.4m
Awarded: 8 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 07195160
Location: London, UKI42, EC2M 4AG, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: C4236
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Award under framework
Competitive: Yes

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Intellectual Property Office
Id: GB-PPON-PTGR-5753-JZVM

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PTGR-5753-JZVM

Address

Street Address: Concept House, Cardiff Road
Locality: Newport
Postal Code: NP10 8QQ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKL21

Contact

Name: IT Commercial
Email: it-commercial@ipo.gov.uk
Telephone: 03003002000

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 2

Name: Cognizant Worldwide Ltd
Id: GB-COH-07195160

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 07195160

Address

Street Address: 280 Bishopsgate, London,
Locality: London
Postal Code: EC2M 4AG
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI42

Contact

Email: info@cognizant.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: Provision of Work day Implementation Partner
Status: pending
Date: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72227000
Description: Software integration consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 1,678,117.2
Amount: 1,398,431
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-07195160
Name: Cognizant Worldwide Ltd

Standstill Period

Ends: 21 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 22 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 21 Oct 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 21 Oct 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description: 1X 12 MONTHS

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 096063-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096063-2026 ↗
Published: 12 Oct 2026, 13:09
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 22 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Related procurements

Entry 1

Id: framework
Scheme: ocid
Identifier: ocds-h6vhtk-04eac3
Uri: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04eac3 ↗

Relationship

framework

Related lots

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Newport · UKL21 · NP10 8QQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

009277-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender · 3 Feb 2026, 09:28
096063-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 12 Oct 2026, 13:09

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

The Intellectual Property Office has published a pending award to COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED for Workday implementation-partner services under a framework. The notice schedules signature and contract commencement for 22 October 2026; it does not evidence a signed or active contract.

Published outcome signals

Published award noticeContract award notice published 12 October 2026Evidence: Award document 096063-2026 is a UK6 contract award notice dated 2026-10-12.
Award statusPendingEvidence: Award 1 has status "pending".
Award decision date9 October 2026Evidence: Award 1 date is 2026-10-09.

95% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 096063-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0614f9
First published: 3 Feb 2026
Last checked: 12 Oct 2026, 14:47
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 12 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Pending award to COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED for award/lot 1, valued at £1,398,431 excluding VAT (£1,678,117.20 including VAT).

Market significance

A above-threshold central-government software-integration consultancy award, with a stated two-year term and an optional 12-month extension.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 1398431 GBP · Pending award

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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-07195160; supplier verification matches company number 07195160 to COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published award notice

99% confidence

Contract award notice published 12 October 2026

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Award document 096063-2026 is a UK6 contract award notice dated 2026-10-12.

Award status

99% confidence

Pending

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Award 1 has status "pending".

Award decision date

98% confidence

9 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-09.

Signature status

99% confidence

Future signature scheduled; signature not evidenced

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Milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-22; no signed-contract status or document is supplied.

Contract activity

99% confidence

Not evidenced as active

View supporting evidence

The award remains pending and the contract start is scheduled for 2026-10-22.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£1,398,431

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Award 1 value.amount is 1398431 GBP.

Award value including VAT

99% confidence

£1,678,117.20

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 1678117.2 GBP.

Process maximum value

84% confidence

£3,000,000

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Process-level value_max is 3000000 GBP; its relationship to the individual award value is not stated.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award decision date

98% confidence

9 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-09.

Award notice publication

99% confidence

12 October 2026

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Award notice document publication date is 2026-10-12.

Standstill end

99% confidence

21 October 2026, 23:59:59

View supporting evidence

Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-21T23:59:59+01:00.

Scheduled contract start

99% confidence

22 October 2026

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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-22.

Scheduled base end

99% confidence

21 October 2028

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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2028-10-21T23:59:59+01:00.

Maximum possible end

99% confidence

21 October 2029

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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2029-10-21T23:59:59+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Workday Implementation Partner - Corporate Systems

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Process and award title/description state this requirement.

Service classification

99% confidence

Software integration consultancy services (CPV 72227000)

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Award item additional classification is CPV 72227000.

Delivery geography

98% confidence

United Kingdom

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Award item delivery address region is UK.

Lot

99% confidence

Lot 1; no published lot title or description

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Award 1 is related to lot 1; the supplied lot record has no title or description.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Selective

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Tender procurementMethod is "selective".

Award route

99% confidence

Award under framework

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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Award under framework".

Competition

94% confidence

Competitive procurement indicated; bidder count and evaluation results unknown

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Tender competitive is true; no bid count, scores or evaluation narrative is supplied.

Threshold

99% confidence

Above threshold

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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Base term

99% confidence

Two years, scheduled from 22 October 2026 to 21 October 2028

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Award contractPeriod start and end dates.

Extension option

99% confidence

One optional 12-month extension

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Award hasRenewal is true and renewal description is "1X 12 MONTHS".

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial structure

94% confidence

Framework call-off/award route for corporate-systems Workday implementation support

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The requirement concerns a Workday implementation partner and the procurement is stated as an award under framework.

Value interpretation

94% confidence

The published award value is below the process-level £3,000,000 maximum; the source does not explain the difference.

View supporting evidence

Award 1 amount is £1,398,431, while process value_max is £3,000,000.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

95%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0614f9
Analysed: 12 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Intellectual Property Office

View supporting evidence

Buyer party is named Intellectual Property Office.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Central government public authority

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Buyer classification is publicAuthorityCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

98% confidence

Newport, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists Newport, NP10 8QQ.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED (company number 07195160)

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Supplier verification matched the source company number to the verified company name and reports active status.

Supplier scale

98% confidence

Large enterprise

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Supplier party details state scale "large".

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Extension decision point

90% confidence

Estimate: before the scheduled base end of 21 October 2028

View supporting evidence

The award states a base end date of 2028-10-21 and one 12-month extension option. This is not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Pending status materially limits contract conclusion

99% confidence

The record is an award notice but the award is pending and signature is only scheduled.

View supporting evidence

Award status is pending; futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-22.

Information not supplied in the published notice

98% confidence

No tender deadline, bid count, scoring, evaluation rationale, pricing breakdown, lot description, or signed contract document is supplied.

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Relevant supplied fields are null or absent.

Framework reference scope unclear

96% confidence

The related framework record identifies framework lot 2, while this award is allocated to lot 1; the supplied data does not explain the relationship.

View supporting evidence

relatedProcesses.framework.relatedLots contains "2"; award relatedLots contains "1".

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The award is pending; the supplied record does not evidence signature, conclusion or active delivery.
No tender-response count, evaluation scores, award rationale or detailed pricing is published in the supplied data.
Lot 1 has no supplied title or description.
The process-level £3,000,000 maximum is not explained against the £1,398,431 award value.
The supplied framework reference points to framework lot 2 while the award references lot 1; no mapping explanation is supplied.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is the named supplier?

COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED, verified against company number 07195160.

Is the contract signed?

No. The published award remains pending and lists a future signature date of 22 October 2026.

What is the published award value?

£1,398,431 excluding VAT, or £1,678,117.20 including VAT.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Provision of Work day Implementation Partner

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Cognizant Worldwide Ltd

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Standstill Period

Contract period

Renewal

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Related procurements

Relationship

Related lots

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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