North Tyneside Council awards Youth Justice case-management renewal to NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTI

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 11:51.

Opportunity overview

North Tyneside Council has directly awarded a contract for the renewal of a a specialist case management system used by the Youth Justice Service. The system is used to record Youth Justice activity in line with the Ministry of Justice and Youth Justice Board data recording requirements and to support the submission of statutory returns, which are a condition of the service's grant funding. North Tyneside Council has awarded this contract under the GCA Vertical Application Solutions (VAS) Framework, RM6259. The contract was finalised and executed on the 16th October 2026.

Awarded to

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NEC Software Solutions UK Limited

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £59.6k
Awarded: 29 Jun 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-05ffca6c-952e-4ef5-aa04-0275d3086f00-1
Status: active

Classification

CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: OPEN20261433
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Call-off from a framework agreement
Main Procurement Category: services

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72000000
Description: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Tender Period

Ends: 30 Jun 2026, 12:00

Contract period

Starts: 1 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Jun 2028, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: No
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: North East
Country Name: United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-LAE-NTY
Name: NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL

Identifier

Legal Name: NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL
Scheme: GB-LAE
Id: NTY

Address

Street Address: QUADRANT, THE SILVERLINK NORTH
Locality: NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
Postal Code: NE270BY
Country Name: England

Contact

Name: Bailey Spray
Email: bailey.spray@northtyneside.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-CFS-339306
Name: NEC Software Solutions UK Limited

Identifier

Legal Name: NEC Software Solutions UK Limited

Address

Street Address: 1ST FLOOR, IMEX CENTRE, 575-599 MAXTED ROAD, Hemel Hempstead, UNITED KINGDOM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP2 7DX

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-05ffca6c-952e-4ef5-aa04-0275d3086f00-1
Status: active
Date: 30 Jun 2026, 00:00
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 10:15

Value

Amount: 59,610
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-CFS-339306
Name: NEC Software Solutions UK Limited

Contract period

Starts: 1 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Jun 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/64321a6b-75df-44ff-8985-d8424d144366 ↗
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 10:15
Format: text/html
Language: en

Recorded locations

Buyer location · NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE · NE270BY · England
Delivery location · North East · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

64321a6b-75df-44ff-8985-d8424d144366-918336Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 20 Oct 2026, 10:15

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

North Tyneside Council awarded NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED a framework call-off to renew a Youth Justice Service specialist case-management system. The published award value is £59,610 and the stated service period is 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusAwarded; source status completeEvidence: Process display status is 'awarded', source status is 'complete', and the notice is titled 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award ocds-b5fd17-05ffca6c-952e-4ef5-aa04-0275d3086f00-1 has status 'active'.
Execution statementThe notice states the contract was finalised and executed on 16 October 2026.Evidence: Tender description: 'The contract was finalised and executed on the 16th October 2026.'

94% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: 64321a6b-75df-44ff-8985-d8424d144366-918336
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-05ffca6c-952e-4ef5-aa04-0275d3086f00
First published: 20 Oct 2026
Last checked: 20 Oct 2026, 11:51
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award is recorded to NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED under the GCA Vertical Application Solutions (VAS) Framework (RM6259). The notice states that the contract was finalised and executed on 16 October 2026.

Market significance

This is a relatively small, specialist public-sector software renewal supporting statutory Youth Justice data recording and returns.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-05ffca6c-952e-4ef5-aa04-0275d3086f00-1 · 59610 GBP · active

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The award names NEC Software Solutions UK Limited as supplier. Supplier verification records an exact-name match to verified company number 00968498 and verified legal name NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED. The £59,610 award value is attached to this sole award.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

99% confidence

Awarded; source status complete

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Process display status is 'awarded', source status is 'complete', and the notice is titled 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'.

Award status

98% confidence

Active

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Award ocds-b5fd17-05ffca6c-952e-4ef5-aa04-0275d3086f00-1 has status 'active'.

Execution statement

96% confidence

The notice states the contract was finalised and executed on 16 October 2026.

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Tender description: 'The contract was finalised and executed on the 16th October 2026.'

VALUES

Published values explained

Published award value

99% confidence

£59,610 GBP

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The award value is 59610 GBP.

Published minimum value

95% confidence

£39,053 GBP

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Tender minValue is 39053 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award date

98% confidence

30 June 2026

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Award date is 2026-06-30T00:00:00+01:00.

Stated contract start

98% confidence

1 July 2026

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Tender and award contract period start date is 2026-07-01.

Stated contract end

98% confidence

30 June 2028

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Tender and award contract period end date is 2028-06-30.

Award notice published

99% confidence

20 October 2026

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Award notice publication date is 2026-10-20T10:15:16+01:00.

Stated execution date

96% confidence

16 October 2026

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The tender description states that the contract was finalised and executed on 16 October 2026.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Renewal of a specialist Youth Justice Service case-management system.

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Tender title and description.

Operational purpose

98% confidence

Recording Youth Justice activity to Ministry of Justice and Youth Justice Board requirements and supporting statutory returns linked to grant funding.

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Tender description.

Primary classification

99% confidence

CPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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Published primary CPV classification.

Delivery region

97% confidence

North East, United Kingdom

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Tender item delivery address lists North East, United Kingdom.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement route

99% confidence

Selective procedure; call-off from a framework agreement

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Published procurement method is 'selective' and details state 'Call-off from a framework agreement'.

Framework

98% confidence

GCA Vertical Application Solutions (VAS) Framework, RM6259

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Tender description identifies the framework and reference.

Direct award statement

98% confidence

The buyer states that it directly awarded the contract.

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Tender description: 'North Tyneside Council has directly awarded a contract'.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Stated term

98% confidence

1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028

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Published tender and award contract period dates.

Extension or renewal options

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

SME suitability

95% confidence

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Tender suitability field lists sme: false.

VCSE suitability

95% confidence

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Tender suitability field lists vcse: false.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial context

94% confidence

The award is described as a renewal, indicating continuity of a specialist system rather than a newly described implementation.

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Tender title begins 'Renewal' and the description refers to renewal of the system.

Value interpretation

94% confidence

£59,610 is the published award value; the notice also publishes a £39,053 minimum value, without explaining the basis for the range.

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Tender minValue is £39,053 and tender/award value is £59,610.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

94%overall confidence

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

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-05ffca6c-952e-4ef5-aa04-0275d3086f00
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL

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Published buyer party and process buyer name.

Buyer location

96% confidence

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England

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Published buyer address locality and country.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

99% confidence

NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED (company number 00968498)

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Supplier verification reports an exact-name match, verified company number 00968498, and active company status.

Supplier scale

94% confidence

Large

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Published supplier party details list scale as large.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated renewal timing

78% confidence

Around 30 June 2028, based solely on the stated contract end date

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Published contract end date is 2028-06-30. This is a date-based estimate, not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Date sequence requires caution

99% confidence

The stated contract start date of 1 July 2026 precedes the stated execution date of 16 October 2026. Both dates are reported without selecting an unsupported effective-date interpretation.

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Published contract period start date and tender-description execution statement.

Value basis not explained

98% confidence

The notice supplies both a minimum value and an award value but does not explain their relationship or pricing basis.

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Tender minValue is £39,053 and value is £59,610.

No lot allocation published

99% confidence

No lots are supplied, so the award is treated as a single unallocated award.

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Lots dataset is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, service-level terms, extension options and renewal options.
The notice does not explain why the stated contract start date precedes the stated execution date.
The published minimum and award values have no stated value basis or explanation of their relationship.
No lot titles, descriptions or individual lot allocations are published.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the North Tyneside Youth Justice case-management contract?

NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED won the single published active award.

What is the published contract value?

The published award value is £59,610 GBP. The notice also lists a minimum value of £39,053 GBP without explaining the value basis.

When does the stated contract period end?

The published end date is 30 June 2028.

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Renewal of Youth Justice Service Specialist Case Management System

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

NEC Software Solutions UK Limited

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

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Details

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Award information

Value

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Notice and amendment history

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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