AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Care Quality Commission awarded an active 24-month G-Cloud 14 Lot 2 call-off for Alteryx Professional Full Creator licences and training support to BULIEN LLP.
Published outcomeOne award, valued at up to £95,400, was published as a Contracts Finder award notice.
Market significanceA modest cloud-software call-off under G-Cloud 14, using direct award rather than an open competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BULIEN LLP
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-59a07e7e-609f-4427-9915-280f8dc2e9b6-1 · 95400 GBP · active
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The active award names BULIEN LLP as supplier and gives an award value of £95,400. Supplier identity was verified by exact-name match to company number OC426439.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record complete
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Notice type is “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; process stage is award and source status is complete.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-59a07e7e-609f-4427-9915-280f8dc2e9b6-1 is marked active.
Contract signature
98% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied structured data does not explicitly state that the call-off contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidenceUp to £95,400 GBP
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The tender and active award each state £95,400. The notice says the total awarded value is the maximum of all charges, including any optional contract extensions.
Value allocation
93% confidenceThe full £95,400 is associated with the single published award.
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One award and one supplier are supplied; no lots or separate value allocations are published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision date
98% confidence30 September 2026
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The active award date is 2026-09-30.
Contract period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028
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Tender and award contract-period fields specify these dates.
Award notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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The Contracts Finder award notice was published at 2026-10-12T12:53:30+01:00.
Tender response deadline
98% confidence28 July 2026, 17:00 BST
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The tender period end date is 2026-07-28T17:00:00+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceAlteryx Professional Full Creator licences with professional services for training support
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This is stated in the notice description.
Category
99% confidenceServices; CPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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The tender’s main category is services and its primary classification is CPV 72000000.
Delivery area
95% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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The published item delivery address identifies England, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
99% confidenceG-Cloud 14 framework agreement (RM1557.14), Lot 2 Cloud Software
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The notice explicitly identifies G-Cloud 14 RM1557.14, Lot 2 Cloud Software.
Award method
99% confidenceDirect award under a framework call-off
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The description says the procurement followed the Direct Award process; procurement method details say call-off from a framework agreement.
Procurement method
96% confidenceSelective
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The tender procurementMethod field is selective.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or comparative pricing is included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidence24 months
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The notice states that the contract is awarded for a total period of 24 months; the stated dates span that period.
Extension terms
98% confidenceOptional extensions are referenced, but their duration and conditions are not published.
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The notice says the maximum value includes any optional contract extensions but supplies no extension detail.
SME suitability flag
97% confidenceSME: yes; VCSE: no
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Tender suitability fields state sme true and vcse false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceThe stated £95,400 ceiling includes all charges and any optional extensions.
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The notice describes total awarded value as the maximum of all charges including optional contract extensions.
Supply opportunity context
98% confidenceThe requirement combines software licences with training-related professional services.
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The published description requests licences and additional professional services to support training.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus executed contract
98% confidenceThe record supports an active award and stated contract period, but does not explicitly confirm signature.
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Award status is active; no structured signature field or explicit signed statement is supplied.
Lot and pricing detail
99% confidenceNo published lot allocation, licence quantity, service breakdown or individual price breakdown is supplied.
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No lots are supplied and the notice gives only the aggregate award value.
Evaluation transparency
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No scores, bidder numbers, selection rationale or award criteria results are included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data does not explicitly confirm that the call-off contract was signed.
- No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is published.
- No lot allocation, licence volume, training-service scope detail or individual component value is published.
- Optional extensions are referenced in the value statement, but their duration and terms are not supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Care Quality CommissionBULIEN LLPAlteryx licencesG-Cloud 14RM1557.14cloud softwareContracts FinderCQC CPS 118
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the CQC Alteryx licences contract?
BULIEN LLP was named as the supplier on the active award.
What is the published value?
The published maximum award value is £95,400, including all charges and any optional extensions.
When does the stated contract period end?
The published end date is 30 September 2028.
What procurement route was used?
The notice states a direct award under G-Cloud 14 (RM1557.14), 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.