AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Ashford Borough Council has awarded a framework call-off for polling station tablets to MODERN DEMOCRACY LIMITED. The published award value is £58,424 and the stated contract period runs from 1 December 2026 to 1 December 2028.
Published outcomeOne active award was published for MODERN DEMOCRACY LIMITED under a selective framework call-off procedure.
Market significanceThis is a relatively small public-sector IT services award for polling-station tablet provision in the South East.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MODERN DEMOCRACY LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-204c9535-7df3-49c3-86fd-1fe4cb2e898d-1 · £58,424 GBP · verified; active award
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The sole award names Modern Democracy Ltd as supplier with value £58,424. Supplier verification matched company number NI623698 to MODERN DEMOCRACY LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded; source status complete; award status active
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Process display status is "awarded", source status is "complete", and the award status is "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-20T12:05:15+01:00.
Stated contract period
99% confidence1 December 2026 to 1 December 2028
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Tender and award contractPeriod specifies startDate 2026-12-01 and endDate 2028-12-01T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£58,424 GBP
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The award value and tender value are both stated as 58,424 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the single published award and its sole supplier
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One award is published, with one supplier, MODERN DEMOCRACY LIMITED.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence30 September 2026, 10:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-30T10:00:00+01:00.
Award decision
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-20T12:05:15+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence1 December 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate: 2026-12-01T00:00:00Z.
Stated contract end
99% confidence1 December 2028
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Published contractPeriod endDate: 2028-12-01T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePolling Station Tablets
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Process and tender title: "Polling Station Tablets".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Primary CPV classification is 72000000 with this description.
Delivery area
97% confidenceSouth East, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies region "South East" and country "United Kingdom".
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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Published procurementMethod is "selective".
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Published procurementMethodDetails and description state "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation scores or ranking is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence2 years
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The stated period runs from 1 December 2026 to 1 December 2028.
Extension or option terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal terms are included in the supplied contract data.
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceSuitable for SMEs: yes
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Tender suitability states sme: true.
VCSE suitability flag
95% confidenceSuitable for VCSEs: no
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Tender suitability states vcse: false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single-supplier framework call-off valued at £58,424
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The notice describes a framework call-off and contains one award with one supplier and a £58,424 value.
Award rationale
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No evaluation outcome, award rationale, scoring or pricing detail is provided.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus contract execution
99% confidenceThe record supports an active award and states a future contract period; it does not explicitly confirm that a contract has been signed.
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The supplied material is an awarded contract notice with award status active, but contains no explicit signature or execution field.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lot records or lot identifiers are published
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The lots dataset is empty and the award lot_ids_json is null.
Published detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, detailed tablet specification, framework identity and extension terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied process, award, lot and document data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly evidence contract signature or execution; it should be treated as an active award with a stated future contract period.
- No lot structure, lot titles or lot-level values are published.
- Bid counts, bidder identities, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown are not supplied.
- The framework agreement identity and any extension, option or renewal terms are not supplied.
- The published scope provides only the title and broad IT-services CPV classification, not a detailed tablet specification.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Ashford Borough CouncilMODERN DEMOCRACY LIMITEDPolling Station Tabletsframework call-offpublic procurementIT servicesSouth East
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Ashford Borough Council's Polling Station Tablets award?
MODERN DEMOCRACY LIMITED was the sole published awarded supplier. Its identity was verified against company number NI623698.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £58,424 GBP.
When is the stated contract period?
The notice states a period from 1 December 2026 to 1 December 2028.
Was this a competitive open tender?
No. The published method is selective, described as a call-off from a framework agreement. Bid numbers and evaluation details were not supplied.
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