# Variation: Office for Product Safety and Standards- Microsoft Technical and User Centred Design

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
- Contract winner: [Triad Group PLC](/contract-winners/triad-group/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £1,597,200
- Tender value: £1,597,200
- Award date: 24 October 2022
- Published: 24 April 2023
- Contract start: 24 October 2022
- Contract end: 31 March 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 49b7c71e-a68b-407f-b07a-1cb773ab62f9-638896
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f7115247-fc89-42a4-b9e4-1354300b4859

## Description

This notice is for an extension to an existing awarded contract, with the original notice having been published on Contracts Finder and linked to this notice\. It does not constitute an award for a new contract\. This variation increases the duration of the contract from the original end date of 31/03/2023, as originally published on Contracts Finder, to 31/03/2024\. This was a pre-existing option in the contract and the initial procurement documents made in accordance with Regulation 72\(1\)\(a\)\. As per the original award notice, the scope of the contract remains: OPSS Digital delivers internal technology tools using Microsoft tools such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power BI, some are in flight with new ones also to be delivered in the coming year\. OPSS Digital needs a flexible contract with a quality partner that can provide specialist resources to be able to supplement our service teams and deliver using Microsoft skills\. These specialists will have a crucial role in upskilling internal resources to create longer term resilience\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/49b7c71e-a68b-407f-b07a-1cb773ab62f9-638896)