Barnet awards £140,000 library management cloud software contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 16 Oct 2026, 12:40.

Opportunity overview

The G-Cloud 14 framework hosting services sold through G-Cloud are cloud platform or infrastructure Services that can help buyers: Deploy, manage and run software, provision and use processing, storage or networking resources.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Education Software Solutions Ltd

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £140k
Awarded: 29 Sept 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-da9b7194-1f7d-42aa-9f12-797c708f06bf-1
Status: active

Classification

CPV72300000 — Data services

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗
Please follow this link to view the notice.Open source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: BIP1074412120
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure
Main Procurement Category: services

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72300000
Description: Data services

Tender Period

Ends: 30 Sept 2026, 00:00

Contract period

Starts: 1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Sept 2028, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Country Name: British Oversea Territories

Entry 2

Country Name: Channel Islands

Entry 3

Country Name: Europe

Entry 4

Country Name: Isle of Man

Entry 5

Country Name: Rest of the World

Entry 6

Country Name: United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-CFS-276192
Name: London Borough of Barnet

Identifier

Legal Name: London Borough of Barnet

Address

Street Address: 2 Bristol Avenue
Locality: London
Postal Code: NW9 4EW
Country Name: UK

Contact

Email: scrprogramme@barnet.gov.uk
Telephone: +4483592000

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-CFS-339263
Name: Education Software Solutions Ltd

Identifier

Legal Name: Education Software Solutions Ltd

Address

Street Address: 11 Kingsley Lodge 13 New Cavendish Street 13 New Cavendish Street W1G 9UG

Details

Scale: sme

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-da9b7194-1f7d-42aa-9f12-797c708f06bf-1
Status: active
Date: 30 Sept 2026, 00:00
Published: 16 Oct 2026, 11:20

Value

Amount: 140,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-CFS-339263
Name: Education Software Solutions Ltd

Contract period

Starts: 1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Sept 2028, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4dc8bfd7-4cf6-4f9e-bae1-145ff1cb6e00 ↗
Published: 16 Oct 2026, 11:20
Format: text/html
Language: en

Entry 2

Id: 2
Document Type: tenderNotice
Description: Please follow this link to view the notice.
Url: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=1074412120 ↗

Recorded locations

Buyer location · London · NW9 4EW · UK
Delivery location · British Oversea Territories
Delivery location · Channel Islands
Delivery location · Europe
Delivery location · Isle of Man
Delivery location · Rest of the World
Delivery location · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

4dc8bfd7-4cf6-4f9e-bae1-145ff1cb6e00-918147Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 16 Oct 2026, 11:20

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

London Borough of Barnet published an award notice for library management cloud software via G-Cloud 14. The notice identifies EDUCATION SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTD as the awarded supplier and records an active award valued at £140,000.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusAwarded contract notice; source status completeEvidence: Process display status is 'awarded'; notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'; source status is 'complete'.
Award statusActive awardEvidence: Award ocds-b5fd17-da9b7194-1f7d-42aa-9f12-797c708f06bf-1 has status 'active'.
Contract conclusion/signatureNot explicitly statedEvidence: The supplied data contains an active award and a stated contract period, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed or concluded.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: 4dc8bfd7-4cf6-4f9e-bae1-145ff1cb6e00-918147
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-da9b7194-1f7d-42aa-9f12-797c708f06bf
First published: 16 Oct 2026
Last checked: 16 Oct 2026, 12:40
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 16 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award was recorded for EDUCATION SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTD. The published award date is 30 September 2026, with a stated contract period from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.

Market significance

This is a £140,000 cloud-software services award for a two-year stated period, published through Contracts Finder.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

EDUCATION SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTD

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-da9b7194-1f7d-42aa-9f12-797c708f06bf-1 · 140000 GBP · Active award

View supporting evidence

The award names Education Software Solutions Ltd as supplier; supplier verification provides verified company name EDUCATION SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTD and company number 12595779 through an exact-name match.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

99% confidence

Awarded contract notice; source status complete

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Process display status is 'awarded'; notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'; source status is 'complete'.

Award status

99% confidence

Active award

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Award ocds-b5fd17-da9b7194-1f7d-42aa-9f12-797c708f06bf-1 has status 'active'.

Contract conclusion/signature

98% confidence

Not explicitly stated

View supporting evidence

The supplied data contains an active award and a stated contract period, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed or concluded.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

£140,000

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The award value is 140000 GBP.

Value allocation

98% confidence

Single published award value; no lot allocation supplied

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One award is listed with value 140000 GBP; no lots are supplied.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award date

99% confidence

30 September 2026

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Award date is 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00.

Award notice publication

99% confidence

16 October 2026

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The award notice datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-16T11:20:05+01:00.

Tender deadline

99% confidence

30 September 2026

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Tender period endDate is 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00.

Stated contract start

99% confidence

1 October 2026

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The award and tender contract periods state startDate 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.

Stated contract end

99% confidence

30 September 2028

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The award and tender contract periods state endDate 2028-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Library management cloud software via G-Cloud 14

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Process title: 'Library Management Cloud Software via G-Cloud 14'.

Published service description

94% confidence

Cloud platform or infrastructure services supporting deployment, management and operation of software, processing, storage or networking resources

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The published description describes G-Cloud 14 hosting services in these terms.

Primary classification

99% confidence

CPV 72300000 — Data services

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Primary classification is CPV 72300000, described as Data services.

Delivery geography

93% confidence

United Kingdom and other published territories/regions

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Published delivery addresses include United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, British Oversea Territories and Rest of the World.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Open procedure

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Procurement method is 'open' and procurementMethodDetails is 'Open procedure'.

Framework route

99% confidence

Via G-Cloud 14

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The opportunity title explicitly states 'via G-Cloud 14'.

SME suitability

98% confidence

Marked suitable for SMEs

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Tender suitability records sme: true.

Competition information

99% confidence

Not published

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Stated term

99% confidence

1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028

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Published contract period start and end dates are 2026-10-01 and 2028-09-30.

Extension or options

99% confidence

Not published

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Award structure

98% confidence

One supplier and one published award value

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The record contains one award, one named supplier and a £140,000 award value.

Pricing detail

99% confidence

Not published

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

Evaluation rationale

99% confidence

Not published

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-da9b7194-1f7d-42aa-9f12-797c708f06bf
Analysed: 16 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

London Borough of Barnet

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The buyer party and process buyer_name are London Borough of Barnet.

Buyer location

98% confidence

London, UK

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Buyer address lists London, postal code NW9 4EW, country UK.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

99% confidence

EDUCATION SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTD

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification status is verified, with verified company name EDUCATION SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTD, company number 12595779, and exact-name match method.

Supplier size

95% confidence

SME

View supporting evidence

Supplier party details record scale as 'sme'.

Company status

96% confidence

Active

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification records verifiedCompanyStatus as Active.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Indicative recompetition point

80% confidence

Around September 2028 (estimate)

View supporting evidence

This estimate is based only on the explicit stated contract end date of 30 September 2028; no extension or renewal terms are published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Contract status interpretation

98% confidence

Award notice does not explicitly confirm signature

View supporting evidence

The record supports an active award and stated contract dates, but provides no explicit signature or conclusion field.

Lot detail

99% confidence

No lot records or individual lot allocation supplied

View supporting evidence

The lots input is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.

Published information gap

99% confidence

Bid counts, evaluation, pricing breakdown and extension terms are not supplied

View supporting evidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The published award notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract has been signed or otherwise concluded.
No lots, individual lot values or lot-to-supplier allocations are supplied.
Information on bids received, evaluation criteria or scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension or renewal options is not supplied in the published notice.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won Barnet's library management cloud software award?

EDUCATION SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTD is the verified legal supplier named on the active award.

What is the published value of the award?

The published award value is £140,000.

When does the stated contract period end?

The published contract period ends on 30 September 2028.

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.

Library Management Cloud Software via G-Cloud 14

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Education Software Solutions Ltd

Classification

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Classification

Tender Period

Contract period

Suitability

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Identifier

Address

Details

Roles

Award information

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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