Expired contract

Open Digital Planning - Back Office Planning System (BOPS) Development and Route-to market

Details

Value
£1,268,000
Duration
1 year
Topic
Industry specific software development services
Published
2 September 2025

Tender description

Buckinghamshire Council is the national lead and contract holder for the Back Office Planning System (BOPS), a key component of the Open Digital Planning (ODP) programme, which is fully sponsored by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). BOPS is being developed in coordination with two sister products—PlanX (led by Lambeth Council) and the Digital Planning Register (led by Camden Council)—as part of a comprehensive digital transformation of planning services in the UK. This is for the provision of development of additional modules and route-to-market workstream for this project. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published2 September 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date2 September 2025
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date1 September 2026

About the buyer

Buckinghamshire Council buys as a local authority, with buying decisions devolved to its individual business units. Framework routes include the Crown Commercial Service and regional purchasing consortia such as the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation. A central procurement team gives specialist tendering advice to business units across the council.

Smaller works contracts often go through Constructionline, where suppliers register their qualifications.

Over the past 5 years, most of Buckinghamshire Council's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and health and social work.

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