PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

DfT BODS/ABODS Service

DfTc - Department for Transport · published 22 Oct 2025. 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.

Contracts Finder release ID5de9139a-ff60-46e7-93f5-9d365ae7010b-869097
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-21b59c57-696d-4b39-a143-204d75e5a807
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-172434
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

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Award value
£25,000,000
award field
Tender value
£25,000,000
tender field
Procurement method
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Category
services
CPV
72000000
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery
Not stated
SW1P 4DR
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

The Department for Transport seeks to procure robust, scalable, and reliable BODS/ABODS services. These services will support the publication, management, and dissemination of open data related to bus services across the UK. BODS and ABODS will deliver in alignment with the DfT's strategic direction and priority outcomes, in particular; 1) Grow the economy by investing in enhancing the transport network; 2) Improve transport for users; and 5) Be an excellent department. Theses services will also delivery in alignment with legislative requirements, the National Bus Strategy and the National Data Strategy.

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release22 Oct 2025
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published28 Apr 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published31 Aug 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Aug 2028
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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Published name only

Kainos Software Ltd

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 22 Oct 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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