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GOV.UK Delegation Agreement - Nominet (Direct Award)

DSIT · published 13 Apr 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

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Contracts Finder release ID38962834-06c9-4991-a206-9215a80acb14-892695
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-47443975-a24c-461b-b54c-563bf45e7bb5
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-328873
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£75,000
award field
Tender value
£75,000
tender field
Procurement method
Single tender action (below threshold)
Category
services
CPV
72000000
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery
Not stated
SW1A 2BQ
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

This contract covers the delegation and ongoing management of the GOV.UK domain. The services are provided by Nominet UK, which operates the UK country code top level domain and is the sole organisation able to deliver the GOV.UK domain delegation and associated services. The contract has been awarded by direct award due to a natural monopoly, as only Nominet UK can provide this service. No competition or technical evaluation was possible.

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release13 Apr 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published16 Sept 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published6 Feb 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published6 Feb 2027
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 13 Apr 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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