AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council awarded a G-Cloud 14 Lot 2 cloud-software call-off for address search engine and management software to IDOX SOFTWARE LTD. The published award value is £28,500 for a 36-month term running from 31 October 2026 to 30 October 2029.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded for IDOX SOFTWARE LTD, dated 8 October 2026 and published on 20 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a small-value local-authority software call-off under the G-Cloud 14 framework, rather than an open standalone competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
IDOX SOFTWARE LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-5ca5cb1f-3d86-419f-96f2-667de419c0bc-1 · 28500 GBP · active
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Verified company name is IDOX SOFTWARE LTD (company number 02933889); the sole active award names Idox Software Ltd and has value £28,500.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; process stage shown as award
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Process display status is 'awarded'; notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-5ca5cb1f-3d86-419f-96f2-667de419c0bc-1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidenceNot stated
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The supplied notice provides an award and contract period but does not state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£28,500
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The award value and tender value are both stated as 28,500 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceThe full published award value is associated with the sole award and sole supplier.
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One award lists one supplier, IDOX SOFTWARE LTD, with award value £28,500.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-08.
Award notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-20T11:14:21+01:00.
Published contract start
99% confidence31 October 2026
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Award and tender contract period startDate is 2026-10-31T00:00:00Z.
Published contract end
99% confidence30 October 2029
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Award and tender contract period endDate is 2029-10-30T23:59:59Z.
Term
98% confidence36 months
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The description states that the call-off contract is valid for 36 months to 30/10/2029; the supplied start and end dates align with this.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceAddress search engine and management software
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Process title is 'Address Search Engine and Management Software'.
Category
99% confidenceSoftware package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
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Primary CPV classification is 48000000, described as Software package and information systems.
Delivery location
95% confidenceS60 1AE
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The tender item lists delivery postal code S60 1AE.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceCall-off from G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement RM1557.14, Lot 2: Cloud Software
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The description states G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement RM1557.14, Lot 2: Cloud Software; procurement method details state call-off from a framework agreement.
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Procurement method is stated as selective.
Tender deadline
98% confidence8 October 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-10-08T17:00:00+01:00.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence31 October 2026 to 30 October 2029
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Published contract period runs from 2026-10-31 to 2029-10-30.
Extensions or renewal options
99% confidenceNot stated
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SME and VCSE suitability flags
95% confidenceSME: no; VCSE: no
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Tender suitability fields state sme false and vcse false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA £28,500 cloud-software framework call-off over 36 months
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Published value is £28,500 and the description identifies a 36-month G-Cloud 14 Lot 2 call-off.
Average value indication
92% confidenceApproximately £9,500 per year, calculated from the published total value and stated 36-month term
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£28,500 divided by three years. This is a simple annualised calculation, not a stated pricing schedule.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Publication basis
99% confidenceAnalysis is based on a single published Contracts Finder award notice.
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One awardNotice document is supplied, published 20 October 2026.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was matched by Companies House company number 02933889 to IDOX SOFTWARE LTD.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, service specification, lot-level allocation and extension terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly state whether or when the call-off contract was signed.
- No bid count, bidder list, evaluation method, scores or award rationale is published.
- No detailed service specification, pricing breakdown, milestones or performance measures are supplied.
- No extension, renewal or variation terms are published; the estimated October 2029 re-procurement timing is based only on the stated end date.
- No lot-level award allocation is supplied; the notice identifies the framework lot as G-Cloud 14 Lot 2 but does not provide a separate awarded lot record.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
IDOX SOFTWARE LTDRotherham Metropolitan Borough CouncilG-Cloud 14RM1557.14address search enginemanagement softwarecloud softwarepublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Rotherham address software contract?
IDOX SOFTWARE LTD won the sole published award.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £28,500.
When does the published contract period end?
The published end date is 30 October 2029.
Which procurement route was used?
The notice states this was a call-off from G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement RM1557.14, Lot 2: Cloud Software.
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