EIS API Management Gateway

H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS
Selective procedure
24 January 2025 to 23 January 2027

Supply of Kong Enterprise software to support internal API strategy. The contract involves the provision of an off-the-shelf API management gateway and associated developer portal functionality to facilitate secure API traffic and integration across internal systems.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £3.5m; As published
Published: 7 February 2025; Contracts Finder
Awarded: 20 December 2024; Softcat
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 23 January 2027

What the buyer is asking for

Provision and licensing of Kong Enterprise API management software, including API gateway and developer portal functionality for enterprise systems.

Category: Software package and information systems

Lifecycle

Publishedon Contracts Finder
7 February 2025
Contract awardedto Softcat
20 December 2024
Contract starts
24 January 2025
Contract ends
23 January 2027

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The buyer

Type: Other public body
API management contracts, 24 months: 9
Open API management tenders: 0
Typical API management contract: £125k

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How it compares

16.6× the typical API management contract (£211k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/115427/eis-api-management-gateway
Buyer reference: CW99190
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-5c9f14c9-b486-40cf-8f1c-a6091ae9b97c
Source: Contracts Finder
Last checked: 12 October 2026

H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS. EIS API Management Gateway. Contract award, 7 February 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/115427/eis-api-management-gateway (accessed 12 October 2026).