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003490 - Annual licence for Link Maker

Durham County Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 04:37.

Opportunity overview

Link Maker is a national database that allows adoption agencies to match children with approved prospective adopters across England. This is the only system available and used by all 34 Regional Adoption Agencies and the Voluntary Adoption Agencies. In addition is is utilised for linking and matching across the 2 spokes of Adopt Coast to Coast. It is essential to practice. The invoice will be paid by Durham and through a Purchase Order one-third of the cost will be reimbursed by Together for Children.

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.

Contract value
£29.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£35.7k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 08472919
Location
Manchester, UKD33, M2 4WU, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
ocds-h6vhtk-06acde
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Durham County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PMPB-8772-VYWM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMPB-8772-VYWM

Address

Street Address
Corten House, Dunholme Close
Locality
Durham
Postal Code
DH1 5WB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC14

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
LINK MAKER SYSTEMS LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-08472919

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
08472919

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXCR-9611-VMWV

Address

Street Address
C/O Gateley Legal
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M2 4WU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD33

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48100000
Description
Industry specific software package

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-08472919
Name
LINK MAKER SYSTEMS LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Annual licence for Link Maker
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
31 Mar 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
35,666.01
Amount
29,721.68
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
052524-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
3 Jun 2026, 17:24
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Durham · UKC14 · DH1 5WB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 052524-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·