AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Care Quality Commission awarded Bottomline Technologies Limited a G-Cloud 14 Lot 2 call-off for cloud-based secure payment services supporting banking activity through its finance system.
Published outcomeAward notice published for one active award to Bottomline Technologies Limited, valued at up to £118,263.66 including optional extension charges.
Market significanceA public-sector cloud software call-off under G-Cloud 14, with a stated maximum value and a potential three-year term.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BOTTOMLINE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-4e675233-4690-48e1-9ec9-390cc84fa793-1 · 118263.66 GBP · active
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The active award names BOTTOMLINE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED as supplier and records an award value of £118,263.66. Supplier identity was verified by exact-name match to company number 08098450.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice
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Process notice type: “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; description: “This is a Contract Award Notice.”
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award record status is “active”.
Award decision date
97% confidence30 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-12T15:20:54+01:00.
Stated contract start
97% confidence26 September 2026
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Tender and award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-09-26T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£118,263.66 maximum
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Award value is 118263.66 GBP. Notice description states total awarded value is the maximum of all charges including optional contract extensions.
Value allocation
97% confidenceSingle-supplier award value
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One supplier is named on the sole award record, which carries the £118,263.66 value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence1 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-01T12:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
97% confidence26 September 2026
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Contract period startDate: 2026-09-26T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
97% confidence30 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00.
Published award notice
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-12T15:20:54+01:00.
Stated contract end
97% confidence25 September 2029
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Contract period endDate: 2029-09-25T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceCloud-based secure payment service supporting management of banking activity through CQC's finance system
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Notice description states CQC requires a cloud-based secure payment service solution to support management of banking activity via its Finance System.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Primary classification record.
Delivery geography
96% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address lists region England and country United Kingdom.
Lot information
97% confidenceNo individual lot allocation published
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The notice identifies G-Cloud 14 Lot 2 as the framework lot, but no award lot IDs or individual lot records are supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceDirect award call-off from G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement RM1557.14, Lot 2 Cloud Software
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Notice description explicitly states the procurement used G-Cloud 14 RM1557.14 Lot 2 through the Direct Award process.
Published procurement method
99% confidenceSelective; call-off from a framework agreement
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Process procurement_method is selective and procurement_method_details is “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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Information on bids received, competing suppliers, evaluation and scoring is not supplied in the notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidence24 months
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Notice description states the contract is awarded for an initial period of 24 months.
Extension option
98% confidenceUp to 12 months
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Notice description states there is an option to extend for up to 12 months.
Maximum stated period
95% confidence26 September 2026 to 25 September 2029
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Published contract period runs from 26 September 2026 to 25 September 2029; this is consistent with the stated initial term plus extension option.
Contract reference
99% confidenceCQC CPS 088
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Notice description gives contract reference CQC CPS 088.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceMaximum-value call-off inclusive of optional extension charges
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Notice description says the total awarded value is the maximum of all charges including any optional contract extensions.
Market route
99% confidenceFramework direct award rather than an openly competed standalone tender
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The notice states G-Cloud 14 Lot 2 direct award and identifies the procurement as a framework call-off.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus signature
98% confidenceThe notice evidences an active award and stated contract period, but does not explicitly state that the call-off contract was signed.
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Award status is active; an attachment titled “RM1557.14-G-Cloud 14 Call-Off Contract - Bottomline PTX v1_Redacted” is listed, but no signature or execution evidence is supplied in the provided data.
Value interpretation
99% confidence£118,263.66 is published as a maximum inclusive of optional extensions; committed spend and extension take-up are not stated.
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Notice description defines total awarded value as maximum of all charges including optional extensions.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceBid count, evaluation criteria, scores, pricing breakdown, individual lot allocation and detailed service specification are not provided.
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These fields are absent from the supplied award and tender records.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award notice does not explicitly evidence contract signature or execution; this analysis therefore describes an active award and stated contract period rather than a signed contract.
- The £118,263.66 figure is a maximum including optional extension charges, not confirmed expenditure.
- Information on bidders, competition, evaluation, scores, detailed pricing, detailed service levels and individual lot allocation was not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Care Quality CommissionCQCBottomline Technologies LimitedPTX Bank Payment ServicesG-Cloud 14cloud softwarepayment servicesCQC CPS 088
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the CQC PTX Bank Payment Services award?
BOTTOMLINE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, verified as company number 08098450.
What is the published value of the award?
The stated maximum award value is £118,263.66, including any optional contract extension charges.
What procurement route was used?
A direct award under G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement RM1557.14, Lot 2 Cloud Software.
When does the published contract period end?
The stated end date is 25 September 2029.
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