Buyer Name: HM Treasury
Buyer Address: 1 Horse Guards Rd, London, UKI32, SW1A 2HQ, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Carlos Freitas
Contact Email: digit@hmtreasury.gov.uk
Provision of Services for HM Treasury for a Pilot Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT) issuance
Buyer Contact Info
Status
active
active
Procedure
open
open
Value
0.0 GBP
Gross: 0.0 GBP
0.0 GBP
Gross: 0.0 GBP
Published
13 Nov 2025, 09:30
13 Nov 2025, 09:30
Deadline
17 Nov 2025, 12:00
17 Nov 2025, 12:00
Contract Start
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Contract End
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Category
services
services
CPV
48000000 - Software package and information systems
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Region
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Awarded To
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Official Source
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Description
HM Treasury (the Authority) intends to issue DIGIT using Distributed Ledger Technology on a platform within the Digital Securities Sandbox which was established by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Digital Securities Sandbox) Regulations 2023, and which came into force on 8 January 2024. The proposal requires Supplier(s) to develop and provide the necessary services to allow HM Treasury, to issue, distribute and settle DIGIT as a digitally native note within the DSS and accommodate subsequent lifecycle events. The proposal also includes requirements that concern interoperability functionality and connectivity. The Authority has not specified any particular contract value in this Tender Notice and will consider commercial proposals to ascertain the total value of the contract. The Authority expects to award the contract during w/c 15 December 2025. This contract is exempt from the Procurement Act 2023 in line with Schedule 2 to that Act, therefore the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this procurement or contract.
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Opportunity Context
More Information Links
External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073385-2025
Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Lots
Lot 1 Status: active
Lot 1 Value: GBP 0.00
Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 0.00
Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-12-15T00:00:00Z
Lot 1 Contract End: 2028-12-14T23:59:59Z
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): TECHNICAL (inc. Social Value) (70%)
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): PRESENTATION (10%)
Lot 1 Award Criterion (cost): COMMERCIAL (20%)
Documents
Document Description: Not published
Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
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