Contract award · 18 Dec 2025

Replatforming Hackney Council's Website

London Borough of Hackney awarded “Replatforming Hackney Council's Website” to Big Blue Door for £395k on 18 Dec 2025. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionIT servicesLondon

Value £395k
WinnerBig Blue Door SME

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
London Borough of Hackney · Regional or local authority
Supplier
Big Blue Door SME
Value
£395,000
Procedure
Direct award
Sector
IT services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date18 Dec 2025
  2. Published20 Jan 2026Published 33 days after the contract date

Description

Agency support for replatforming the hackney.gov.uk corporate website onto a new, optimised Content Management System (LocalGov Drupal) to improve stability, accessibility (WCAG 2.2 AA), and flexibility.

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