ITEP1103 - Compass Managed Service and Shared Meaning

Highways England
Selective procedure
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029

Provision of a managed service to support the Compass platform and deliver the Shared Meaning Roadmap. The service enables colleagues to navigate the organisation through visual maps, requiring ongoing platform maintenance, data management, and roadmap development to ensure a single, accessible location for organisational information.

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Awarded value: £4.5m; As published
Published: 26 March 2026; Contracts Finder
Awarded: 26 March 2026; Visual Meaning Limited
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 31 March 2029

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of managed IT services to support enterprise data platforms and deliver visual mapping solutions for organisational navigation.

Category: Data management services

Lifecycle

Publishedon Contracts Finder
26 March 2026
Contract awardedto Visual Meaning Limited
26 March 2026
Contract starts
1 April 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2029

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Type: Other public body
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How it compares

75× the typical knowledge management system contract (£60k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/243139/itep1103-compass-managed-service-and-shared-meaning
Buyer reference: tender_517960/1563224
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-c34c171d-318b-446f-ab3b-fe70031546ed
Source: Contracts Finder
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Highways England. ITEP1103 - Compass Managed Service and Shared Meaning. Contract award, 26 March 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/243139/itep1103-compass-managed-service-and-shared-meaning (accessed 12 October 2026).