Cambridge Housing Society awards £57,368 SAR redaction software call-off to SOFTCAT PLC

Tender information last checkedLast checked 13 Oct 2026, 13:16.

Opportunity overview

Provision of Redaction software to support Subject Access Requests. This included the searching & sifting and deduplication of documents. Provision of a web hosted app for client access and use.

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.

Softcat Plc

Matched by number

Published award value: £57.4k
Awarded: 29 Jun 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-1eee9d4d-7ec1-40cd-b346-1683823d23a3-1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 02174990

Classification

CPV72261000 — Software support services

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: CHS281
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Call-off from a framework agreement
Main Procurement Category: services

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72261000
Description: Software support services

Tender Period

Ends: 15 Jun 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 30 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Jun 2032, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: East of England
Country Name: United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-SRS-supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/DK9Puw9e
Name: THE CAMBRIDGE HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITED

Identifier

Legal Name: THE CAMBRIDGE HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITED
Scheme: GB-SRS
Id: supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/DK9Puw9e

Address

Street Address: Endurance House
Locality: CAMBRIDGE
Postal Code: CB249ZR
Country Name: England

Contact

Email: claire.hughes-thomas@chsgroup.org.uk

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-COH-02174990
Name: Softcat Plc

Identifier

Legal Name: Softcat Plc
Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 02174990

Address

Street Address: Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, SL7 1LW

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-1eee9d4d-7ec1-40cd-b346-1683823d23a3-1
Status: active
Date: 30 Jun 2026, 00:00
Published: 13 Oct 2026, 11:40

Value

Amount: 57,368
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-02174990
Name: Softcat Plc

Contract period

Starts: 30 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Jun 2032, 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/e93930d4-bf1b-4d45-b4bb-85482ac16ff5 ↗
Published: 13 Oct 2026, 11:40
Format: text/html
Language: en

Recorded locations

Buyer location · CAMBRIDGE · CB249ZR · England
Delivery location · East of England · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

e93930d4-bf1b-4d45-b4bb-85482ac16ff5-911669Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 13 Oct 2026, 11:40

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

The Cambridge Housing Society Limited awarded a call-off for GDPR Subject Access Request redaction software and a web-hosted client application to SOFTCAT PLC. The published award is valued at £57,368 and records an active award with a contract period from 30 June 2026 to 30 June 2032.

Published outcome signals

Published notice typeAwarded contract notice on Contracts FinderEvidence: Document title and release history.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award record status is "active".
Award date30 June 2026Evidence: Award date is 2026-06-30T00:00:00+01:00.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: e93930d4-bf1b-4d45-b4bb-85482ac16ff5-911669
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1eee9d4d-7ec1-40cd-b346-1683823d23a3
First published: 13 Oct 2026
Last checked: 13 Oct 2026, 13:16
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: 13 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award is recorded for SOFTCAT PLC under a selective call-off from a framework agreement.

Market significance

This is a £57,368 software-support-services award for SAR document searching, sifting, deduplication and redaction capability in the East of England.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

SOFTCAT PLC

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-1eee9d4d-7ec1-40cd-b346-1683823d23a3-1 · 57368 GBP · verified; awarded on active award

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Verified company name is SOFTCAT PLC (company number 02174990); the sole award names Softcat Plc as supplier and has value £57,368.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published notice type

99% confidence

Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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Document title and release history.

Award status

98% confidence

Active

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Award record status is "active".

Award date

98% confidence

30 June 2026

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

Contract signature status

99% confidence

Unknown

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No explicit signature or contract-conclusion field is supplied.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

£57,368

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The award value is 57368 GBP.

Value allocation

96% confidence

Allocated to the sole recorded award and supplier

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One award is supplied, naming one supplier.

Pricing basis and breakdown

99% confidence

Unknown

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No pricing schedule, VAT treatment, unit rates or breakdown is supplied.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender deadline

98% confidence

15 June 2026, 23:59 BST

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Tender period end date is 2026-06-15T23:59:00+01:00.

Award date

98% confidence

30 June 2026

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

Contract period

99% confidence

30 June 2026 to 30 June 2032

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Award and tender contract-period fields state these dates.

Award notice publication

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-13T11:40:59+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Redaction software supporting GDPR Subject Access Requests, including document searching, sifting and deduplication, plus a web-hosted application for client access and use.

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Tender title and description.

Primary classification

99% confidence

CPV 72261000 — Software support services

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Tender classification.

Main category

99% confidence

Services

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Main procurement category is services.

Delivery region

95% confidence

East of England, United Kingdom

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Tender item delivery address.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Selective

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Procurement method is "selective".

Route to market

99% confidence

Call-off from a framework agreement

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Procurement method details state this explicitly.

Competition details

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information on invited suppliers, bids received, evaluation and scores is not supplied in the published notice.

SME suitability indicator

95% confidence

Yes

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Tender suitability field states sme: true.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Recorded term

99% confidence

6 years

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The stated period runs from 30 June 2026 to 30 June 2032.

Start date

99% confidence

30 June 2026

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Award contract period start date.

End date

99% confidence

30 June 2032

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Award contract period end date.

Extensions or options

99% confidence

Unknown

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No extension or option terms are supplied.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial structure

95% confidence

Framework call-off for specialist SAR redaction and document-processing software.

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The stated framework call-off route and service description.

Award timing observation

99% confidence

The award notice was published after the recorded contract start date.

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Contract start is 30 June 2026; notice publication is 13 October 2026.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

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

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-1eee9d4d-7ec1-40cd-b346-1683823d23a3
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

THE CAMBRIDGE HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITED

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Buyer party and process buyer name.

Buyer location

95% confidence

Cambridge, England

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Buyer address locality is CAMBRIDGE and country is England.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier

99% confidence

SOFTCAT PLC

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Supplier verification identifies verified company name SOFTCAT PLC, matched by company number 02174990.

Company number

99% confidence

02174990

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Verified company number and source identifier.

Company status

98% confidence

Active

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Supplier-verification record gives verified company status as Active.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement timing

78% confidence

Around June 2032

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Estimate based solely on the explicit contract end date of 30 June 2032; this is not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier identity

99% confidence

Verified

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SOFTCAT PLC is verified against company number 02174990 using company-number matching.

Contract conclusion evidence

99% confidence

Not supplied

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The record contains an active award and stated contract period, but no explicit signature or conclusion data.

Unpublished procurement detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation criteria and scoring, framework identity, pricing breakdown, lot allocation and extension terms.

View supporting evidence

No such fields or documents are provided.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

No explicit signed-contract or contract-conclusion evidence is supplied; the analysis therefore describes an active award and stated contract period, not a signed contract.
Information not supplied in the published notice: framework identity, bidder numbers, evaluation results, reasons for award, pricing breakdown, extension terms and individual lot information.
The award notice was published on 13 October 2026, after the recorded 30 June 2026 contract start date.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Cambridge Housing Society SAR software award?

SOFTCAT PLC, verified under company number 02174990.

What is the recorded value of the award?

£57,368.

What services are covered?

Redaction software for GDPR Subject Access Requests, including searching, sifting, deduplication and a web-hosted client application.

When does the stated contract period end?

30 June 2032.

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.

Subject Access Requests (GDPR)

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Softcat Plc

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

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