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Quality Assurance and Testing for IT Systems 2 extension notice[E11]

Liverpool, United KingdomCrown Commercial Service[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Crown Commercial Service (CCS) set up a dynamic purchasing system for an initial period of 48 months. The time limit for expressions of interest was extended to 1 July 2025 and this date has now been extended to 23 February 2029. CCS is inviting bidders to request to participate for the Quality Assurance and Testing for IT Systems 2 DPS.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 23 Feb 2029, 17:00 UTC. UTC: 23 Feb 2029, 17:00 UTC.
Published 2 Nov 2023.
Value: GBP 800,000,000
Buyer: Crown Commercial ServiceSee what else this buyer buys and when.
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Deadline[E4]: 23 Feb 2029, 17:00 UTC
Value[E12]: GBP 800,000,000
Published[E9]: 2 Nov 2023
Procedure[E8]: Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 7 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) set up a dynamic purchasing system for an initial period of 48 months. The time limit for expressions of interest was extended to 1 July 2025 and this date has now been extended to 23 February 2029. CCS is inviting bidders to request to participate for the Quality Assurance and Testing for IT Systems 2 DPS. This DPS will provide central government and wider public sector departments the opportunity to procure Quality Assurance and Testing services from a range of suppliers. The DPS filters are for services, location, clearance and scalability. If you are successfully appointed to the DPS you will be invited by customers (buyers) to submit tenders for relevant services through a competition. This DPS remains open for any supplier to request to participate throughout its 112 month duration. CCS reserve the right to reduce, extend or terminate the DPS period at any time during its lifetime in accordance with the terms set out in the DPS Agreement. The value has been increased in line with the extension of the period of validity. Additional information: This DPS was scheduled to expire on 1 December 2023. CCS exercised the extension option to maintain service provision while we review the future design of this agreement to enable a thorough analysis and market/customer engagement to be conducted, before a strategic decision can be made on the next iteration of this agreement. RM6148 QAT2 was extended until 1 July 2025. Please be aware that the RM6148 QAT2 DPS has been further extended and the deadline for expressions of interest is…[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

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Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document 8c87b941-6fd0-42b2-82bf-85663d995501-850576

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Crown Commercial Service.
Document 8c87b941-6fd0-42b2-82bf-85663d995501-850576, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 72590000 (Computer-related professional services).
Document 8c87b941-6fd0-42b2-82bf-85663d995501-850576, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document 8c87b941-6fd0-42b2-82bf-85663d995501-850576, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 23 Feb 2029, 17:00 UTC.
“2029-02-23T17:00:00Z”
Document 8c87b941-6fd0-42b2-82bf-85663d995501-850576, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Crown Commercial Service (CCS) set up a dynamic purchasing system for an initial period of 48 months. The time limit for expressions of interest was extended to 1 July 2025 and this date has now been extended to 23 February 2029. CCS is inviting bidders to request to participate…”
Document 8c87b941-6fd0-42b2-82bf-85663d995501-850576, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: United Kingdom.
Document 8c87b941-6fd0-42b2-82bf-85663d995501-850576, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This notice changes or updates a call for competition.
“tenderAmendment”
Document 8c87b941-6fd0-42b2-82bf-85663d995501-850576, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Restricted procedure (above threshold).
Document 8c87b941-6fd0-42b2-82bf-85663d995501-850576, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 2 Nov 2023.
“2023-11-02T17:03:38Z”
Document 8c87b941-6fd0-42b2-82bf-85663d995501-850576, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 8c87b941-6fd0-42b2-82bf-85663d995501-850576, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "Quality Assurance and Testing for IT Systems 2 extension notice".
Document 8c87b941-6fd0-42b2-82bf-85663d995501-850576, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 800,000,000.
“800000000 GBP”
Document 8c87b941-6fd0-42b2-82bf-85663d995501-850576, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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