AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Suffolk Coastal District Council and Waveney District Council awarded a direct call-off for housing, environmental and planning software for Great Yarmouth Borough Council to NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED under Lot 3 of the RM6259 Vertical Application Solutions Framework. A later variation notice reports additional servicing, compliance, CRM support and maintenance deliverables.
Published outcomeThe original award was published as active at £1,030,335. A separate active variation award reports a revised total contract cost of £1,216,157, an increase of £185,822.
Market significanceThis is a five-year public-sector software call-off in the East of England, placed through the RM6259 framework rather than an open competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-5d02e89c-5561-4fde-ad5d-d5eb84500bf2-1 · Lots RM6259 Lot 3 - Housing, Environment and Planning Solutions · 1030335 GBP · Active original award
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The original award names NEC Software Solutions UK Ltd as supplier; supplier verification maps company number 00968498 to NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED. The award value is £1,030,335.
NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-5d02e89c-5561-4fde-ad5d-d5eb84500bf2-2 · Lots RM6259 Lot 3 - Housing, Environment and Planning Solutions · 1216157 GBP · Active variation award
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The supplied variation award is associated with the same verified supplier and states a new total contract cost including variation of £1,216,157.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Document title and release history identify the notice as an awarded contract notice, published 13 October 2026.
Original award status
98% confidenceActive
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Original award ocds-b5fd17-5d02e89c-5561-4fde-ad5d-d5eb84500bf2-1 has status "active".
Later variation status
98% confidenceActive
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Variation award ocds-b5fd17-5d02e89c-5561-4fde-ad5d-d5eb84500bf2-2 has status "active".
Contract signature status
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award and variation records do not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Original award value
99% confidence£1,030,335
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Original award value.amount is 1030335 GBP.
Variation cost
98% confidence£185,822
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Variation description states: "Total Variation Cost: £185,822".
Revised total contract cost
98% confidence£1,216,157
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Variation description states: "New Contract Cost including Variation: £1,216,157".
Variation components
97% confidenceServicing and compliance deliverables: £155,822; additional CRM support and maintenance: £30,000
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The variation description lists both components and their values.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Original award date
98% confidence7 October 2026
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Original award date is 2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Original award notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice document and process published_at are dated 2026-10-13T15:44:58+01:00.
Tender period end
98% confidence7 October 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period end is 2026-10-07T17:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence1 November 2026
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Original award contract period start is 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
Stated contract end
99% confidence31 October 2031
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Original award contract period end is 2031-10-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceHousing, environmental and planning software for Great Yarmouth Borough Council
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Process title states "Housing, Environmental and Planning Software for Great Yarmouth Borough Council".
Framework route
99% confidenceRM6259 Vertical Application Solutions Framework, Lot 3 - Housing, Environment and Planning Solutions
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Original award description identifies a direct award through this framework lot.
Main classification
99% confidenceCPV 48100000 - Industry specific software package
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Tender classification identifies CPV 48100000 as the primary classification.
Additional classifications
99% confidenceCPV 48451000 - Enterprise resource planning software package; CPV 90712000 - Environmental planning
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Tender additionalClassifications lists these CPV codes.
Delivery region
98% confidenceEast of England, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies East of England, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Process and tender procurementMethod are "selective".
Procurement route
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement by direct award
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The process states "Call-off from a framework agreement" and the award description states it was a direct award via RM6259 Lot 3.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, tenderer names, evaluation scores or award rationale is included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2031
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The original award contract period provides these start and end timestamps.
Stated duration
98% confidenceFive years
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The dates run from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2031; the variation also refers to support and maintenance for the full five years of the contract.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal provision is supplied.
SME suitability flag
98% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability.sme is false.
VCSE suitability flag
98% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial change
98% confidenceThe reported revision increases the contract cost by £185,822, from £1,030,335 to £1,216,157.
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The original award value is £1,030,335 and the variation explicitly reports a £185,822 total variation cost and revised cost of £1,216,157.
Reported added scope
97% confidenceServicing and compliance deliverables plus additional CRM support and maintenance
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The variation description explicitly lists these additions.
Market access implication
98% confidenceThe opportunity was awarded through a framework direct-award route, so the supplied notice does not evidence a new open tender competition.
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The notice describes a direct award call-off under RM6259 Lot 3.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Multiple award records
99% confidenceOriginal and variation records are both present
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The supplied awards list contains the original award and a separate variation award, each marked active.
Value interpretation
99% confidence£1,216,157 is reported as the revised total cost, not an additional supplier-specific award value
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The variation description labels £1,216,157 as "New Contract Cost including Variation" and separately identifies £185,822 as the variation cost.
Variation publication timing
95% confidenceNot supplied in the provided variation record
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The variation award data includes an award date but no variation notice publication date or variation document.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No pricing schedule, milestones, service levels, evaluation record, bidder count, award rationale or extension provisions are included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied material does not explicitly confirm contract signature; the analysis therefore does not describe the contract as signed.
- The variation record has no supplied publication date or document, despite reporting a revised total contract cost.
- No individual pricing breakdown beyond the two stated variation components is supplied.
- No bidder count, evaluation scores, tenderer list, award rationale, service-level terms, extension options or renewal clauses are supplied.
- The stated end date supports only an estimated re-procurement horizon, not a forecast of a future procurement.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Great Yarmouth Borough Council softwareNEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITEDRM6259Vertical Application Solutions Frameworkhousing softwareenvironmental planning softwareContracts Finder award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Great Yarmouth housing, environmental and planning software award?
NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED, verified against company number 00968498.
What is the reported value of the contract?
The original award was £1,030,335. A later variation notice reports a £185,822 increase and a revised total contract cost of £1,216,157.
Which framework was used?
The notice identifies a direct award through Lot 3 of the RM6259 Vertical Application Solutions Framework.
When is the stated contract period?
The original award states 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2031.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.