AwardedAwarded 10 November 2025

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

Buckinghamshire Council · Local authority

In brief

Buckinghamshire Council awarded IT and software work to Unboxed Consulting Limited on 10 November 2025.

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What the notice says

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.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Unboxed Consulting Limited (SME)£1,268,000
10 November 2025 to 1 September 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 076401-2025

About the buyer

Procurements

67

Awards

30

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From notice 076401-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 24 November 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.