AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Construction Industry Training Board has awarded its Strategic Digital Delivery Partner procurement to S8080 LIMITED. The award covers managed digital delivery services supporting CITB’s Digital Transformation Programme and public-facing digital services, including work around its Umbraco and Microsoft technology estate.
Published outcomeAward 1 is recorded as active, with a gross award value of £106,410. The published record gives a planned contract period from 30 October 2026 to 28 October 2027, with up to four 12-month extensions.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier digital delivery award under an open procedure. The stated maximum potential term extends to October 2031 if all published extensions are used; this is an option, not a confirmed commitment.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
S8080 LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots Lot 1 · 106410 GBP · Awarded; award record active
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Award 1 names S8080 Ltd as supplier. Supplier verification provides verified company name S8080 LIMITED (company number 03948363).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
99% confidence14 August 2026
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Release history records Tender notice on Find a Tender published 2026-08-14.
Award notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract award notice 097484-2026 was published on 2026-10-15.
Award decision recorded
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award 1 has date 2026-10-15 and status active.
Future signature milestone
99% confidenceScheduled by 29 October 2026
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Award milestone is futureSignatureDate, due 2026-10-29T23:59:59+00:00, status scheduled.
Planned contract start
98% confidence30 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-30.
Planned contract end
98% confidence28 October 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2027-10-28.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published gross award value
99% confidence£106,410
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 106410 GBP.
Value allocation
89% confidenceAllocated to the single published award
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The notice contains one award, one supplier and one related lot. No separate lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence18 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-18T12:00:00+01:00.
Assessment summaries sent
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award assessmentSummariesDateSent is 2026-10-15.
Maximum potential end date
98% confidence28 October 2031
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Award contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2031-10-28.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceManaged digital delivery services for CITB’s Digital Transformation Programme
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The tender description states that CITB seeks a Strategic Digital Delivery Partner to provide managed digital delivery services.
Service model
99% confidenceMultidisciplinary delivery capability, specialist expertise, governance, support and continuous improvement
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These elements are specified in the tender description.
Technology context
99% confidenceSupports existing Umbraco and Microsoft-based digital capabilities; replacement of the strategic web content management platform is excluded
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The tender description states that Umbraco is CITB’s strategic CMS and explicitly excludes replacing the strategic CMS platform.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 72246000 — Systems consultancy services
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Award item additional classification is CPV 72246000.
Delivery location
94% confidenceUKH11 (Peterborough area)
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKH11, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is Open procedure.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Tender and award main procurement category are services.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (Lot 1)
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Tender lists lot 1 only; award 1 is related to lot 1.
Competition data
99% confidenceNot published in the supplied notice data
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No number of tenders, bidder identities, scores or evaluation ranking is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidence30 October 2026 to 28 October 2027
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Award contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.
Extension provision
99% confidenceUp to four extensions of 12 months each
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Award renewal description states “4 x 12 month extensions.”
Maximum potential term
98% confidenceTo 28 October 2031
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Award maxExtentDate is 2021-10-28? Source value is 2031-10-28; this is consistent with four annual extensions after the initial term.
Contract conclusion status
99% confidenceNot confirmed as signed in the supplied data
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The record contains a scheduled future signature milestone rather than an explicit signature or contract-conclusion field.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial positioning
98% confidenceThe requirement is framed as a long-term strategic delivery partnership rather than a CMS replacement project.
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The description calls for a long-term strategic partner and excludes replacement of CITB’s strategic CMS.
Continuity opportunity
98% confidenceThe extension structure could support continuity for the supplier for up to four additional years, subject to buyer decisions.
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The award has renewal enabled with “4 x 12 month extensions.”
Published value interpretation
98% confidenceThe notice reports £106,410 gross for the award, but does not state whether this covers only the initial term or includes any optional extensions.
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A gross award value is published, while the supplied data provides no value basis or extension-value breakdown.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract status interpretation
99% confidenceAwarded, but signing is not evidenced
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Although award 1 is active, a future signature date remains scheduled for 29 October 2026. The supplied data does not explicitly confirm signature.
Dates in top-level fields
99% confidenceTop-level contract start and end fields are blank; award-level dates have been used
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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null, while award 1 provides a contract period.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot title, description and individual lot value are not supplied
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Lot 1 has null title, description and value fields.
Evaluation transparency
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No tender count, scores, pricing analysis, award rationale or unsuccessful supplier data is included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data does not explicitly confirm that the contract has been signed or concluded; it shows a future signature milestone.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- The notice does not publish tender numbers, tenderer identities beyond the winner, scoring, award rationale, pricing breakdown or unsuccessful-bidder information.
- The published £106,410 gross award value has no stated value basis, and the data does not say whether it includes optional extension periods.
- Top-level contract start and end fields are blank; planned dates are available only at award level.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
CITB Strategic Digital Delivery PartnerS8080 LIMITEDConstruction Industry Training Board digital transformationdigital delivery services contractUmbraco Microsoft digital services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won CITB’s Strategic Digital Delivery Partner award?
S8080 LIMITED is the verified legal supplier named for award 1.
What is the published value of the award?
The award notice reports a gross value of £106,410.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied record does not explicitly confirm signature. It shows a signature milestone scheduled by 29 October 2026.
What services are included?
Managed digital delivery, multidisciplinary capability, specialist expertise, governance, support and continuous improvement for CITB’s public-facing digital services.
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