AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Health Data Research UK published an award for an applicant tracking system and recruitment CRM through G-Cloud 14 Lot 2. The published award names ACCESS UK LTD as supplier, with a stated value of £47,925.60 and a scheduled period from 15 December 2026 to 15 December 2029.
Published outcomeAward published to ACCESS UK LTD following a G-Cloud 14 call-off assessment. The source describes the selected service as Access Eploy Applicant Tracking System & Recruitment CRM.
Market significanceThis is a modest-value UK public-sector cloud HR software call-off. It indicates demand for applicant tracking and recruitment CRM capability through the G-Cloud framework, but does not publish pricing, scoring, bidder numbers or a detailed service scope.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ACCESS UK LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-525093bc-e597-4276-8530-03f18652e28a-1 · 47925.60 GBP · active award
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The award lists supplier “Access UK Limited”; supplier verification identifies the legal company as ACCESS UK LTD (company number 02343760). The single award value is £47,925.60.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice published 9 October 2026
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Document: “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”, datePublished 2026-10-09T16:41:20+01:00.
Award decision
98% confidenceAward dated 9 September 2026; award status recorded as active
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Award ocds-b5fd17-525093bc-e597-4276-8530-03f18652e28a-1 has date 2026-09-09 and status “active”.
Scheduled contract period
98% confidence15 December 2026 to 15 December 2029
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Tender and award contractPeriod specify startDate 2026-12-15 and endDate 2029-12-15T23:59:59Z.
Signature/conclusion evidence
94% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The supplied notice is an award notice and does not provide an explicit signature or contract-conclusion field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£47,925.60
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Award value and tender value are both stated as 47925.6 GBP.
Value basis
95% confidenceNot stated
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No value basis, pricing breakdown, VAT treatment or annualised value is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
97% confidence7 September 2026
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Tender tenderPeriod.endDate is 2026-09-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence9 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-09T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-09T16:41:20+01:00.
Scheduled end date
98% confidence15 December 2029
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Award contractPeriod.endDate is 2029-12-15T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceApplicant tracking system and recruitment CRM
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Title: “Applicant Tracking System”; description identifies “Access Eploy Applicant Tracking System & Recruitment CRM”.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 48450000 — Time accounting or human resources software package
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Primary classification supplied in tender data.
Delivery geography
96% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address country is United Kingdom.
Framework route
97% confidenceG-Cloud 14, Lot 2 — cloud software
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Description says the award was made via G-Cloud14 after searching “Lot 2 - cloud software”.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective call-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethod is “selective”; procurementMethodDetails is “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
Evaluation activity reported
91% confidenceLonglisting, shortlisting and assessment of available services against requirements
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The description says a long list was created and the G-Cloud process included shortlisting and assessment before selection.
Competition metrics
97% confidenceNot published
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The notice does not state the number of suppliers considered, shortlisted bids, scores or evaluation weighting.
Reason recorded for selection
90% confidenceThe selected Eploy system was stated to meet HDRUK's requirements
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Description: “eploy system was selected as the supplier which met HDRUK's requirements.”
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceThree years, scheduled
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The published period runs from 15 December 2026 to 15 December 2029.
Extension or renewal options
97% confidenceNot stated
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No extension, option or renewal clause is supplied.
Service commencement
96% confidenceScheduled for 15 December 2026
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Published contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-12-15; the notice does not evidence service delivery having started.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market signal
97% confidenceThe buyer used a G-Cloud 14 Lot 2 cloud-software call-off for HR technology.
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Published description identifies G-Cloud14 Lot 2; procurement method details confirm a framework call-off.
Commercial transparency
96% confidenceThe notice publishes a total award value but not a price schedule, licence volumes, implementation scope or payment profile.
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Only the aggregate GBP value is supplied in the tender and award data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity available
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Verification completed through company number 02343760; verified name is ACCESS UK LTD.
Award versus contract status
95% confidenceThis is an active award record with a future scheduled start; explicit signature evidence is not supplied.
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Award status is active and contractPeriod starts 2026-12-15; no signed/concluded-contract field is provided.
Publication completeness
97% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes lot allocation, detailed scope, pricing, bid counts, scores and extension terms.
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No lots are supplied, and the notice contains no such fields or documents.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published award notice does not explicitly evidence a signed or concluded contract; it records an active award and a future scheduled contract start.
- No lot record or individual lot allocation is supplied.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder numbers, supplier scores, evaluation weighting, pricing detail, licence volumes, implementation deliverables and extension terms.
- The source describes the service as Access Eploy, while the verified legal awardee is ACCESS UK LTD; the notice does not further explain the product-to-legal-entity relationship.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Health Data Research UKACCESS UK LTDAccess Eployapplicant tracking systemrecruitment CRMG-Cloud 14cloud softwarepublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the HDRUK Applicant Tracking System award?
The published award names ACCESS UK LTD. The supplied supplier verification identifies company number 02343760.
What is the published value of the award?
The notice states £47,925.60.
When is the contract scheduled to run?
The published contract period is scheduled from 15 December 2026 to 15 December 2029. The notice does not explicitly state that a contract has been signed.
Which procurement route was used?
The notice describes a selective call-off from G-Cloud 14, Lot 2 cloud software.
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.