AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
London Borough of Croydon awarded a five-year SaaS housing management portal requirement to ACCESS UK LTD. The published award value is £295,000, with a stated contract period from 27 September 2026 to 26 September 2031.
Published outcomeOne active award, dated 25 September 2026, names ACCESS UK LTD as supplier. The notice is an awarded contract notice; the supplied data does not explicitly confirm signature.
Market significanceThis is a £295,000 public-sector software and IT-services award for housing-management operations, including temporary-accommodation booking compliance.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ACCESS UK LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-679dd2e6-367f-4b46-923e-d954edb5b02f-1 · 295000 GBP · verified supplier; active award
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The award names source supplier "Access UK Ltd" and supplier verification identifies the legal company name as "ACCESS UK LTD" (company number 02343760) via exact-name match. The award value is £295,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAward
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Process stage is "award" and the document is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-679dd2e6-367f-4b46-923e-d954edb5b02f-1 has status "active".
Award date
99% confidence25 September 2026
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The award record date is 2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature
98% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The supplied award notice and award record provide an active award and contract period but no explicit signature field or signed-contract evidence.
Stated contract start
99% confidence27 September 2026
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Tender and award contract-period records state a start date of 2026-09-27.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£295,000
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The award record and tender value each state amount 295000, currency GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the single published award
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One award is supplied, naming one supplier, with award value £295,000.
Pricing basis and breakdown
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No value basis, pricing schedule, recurring-charge breakdown or implementation-cost breakdown is provided.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence20 August 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period end date is 2026-08-20T17:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence25 September 2026
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The award record date is 2026-09-25.
Stated contract start
99% confidence27 September 2026
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The contract period start date is 2026-09-27.
Stated contract end
99% confidence26 September 2031
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The contract period end date is 2031-09-26T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The award notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-14T09:54:16+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSaaS housing management solution / portal
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The description says the Council sought a Housing Management Solution through Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).
Operational scope
97% confidenceHousing operations, compliance, housing placements, mobile access and emergency temporary-accommodation provider booking compliance
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These capabilities are described in the published specification summary.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 72222300 — Information technology services
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The primary classification is CPV 72222300.
Additional classification
99% confidenceCPV 48000000 — Software package and information systems
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The additional classification is CPV 48000000.
Lots
99% confidenceNo lots published
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The supplied lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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The process and tender records state procurement method "selective".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceRestricted procedure
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The process and tender records state "Restricted procedure".
Competition metrics
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, shortlisted-supplier list, evaluation scores or ranking is included.
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No award-decision rationale or evaluation narrative is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidenceFive years
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The description states the contract is for five years; the published period runs from 27 September 2026 to 26 September 2031.
Extension options
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension or option terms are stated.
Delivery geography
94% confidenceBroad delivery locations are listed, including United Kingdom, Europe, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and Rest of the World
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The tender item delivery-address list contains these locations, alongside postcode CR0 1EA.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
98% confidenceSaaS solution for local-authority housing management
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The description explicitly identifies a Software-as-a-Service housing management solution.
Market relevance
96% confidenceThe requirement combines software capability with operational compliance for emergency temporary-accommodation provider bookings.
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The published description links the software to housing operations, placement efficiency and booking-provider contract compliance.
Award structure
99% confidenceSingle published supplier and award
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One award is supplied and it names ACCESS UK LTD as its sole supplier.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Publication basis
99% confidenceAward notice data
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The sole document is an "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder", published 14 October 2026.
Contract execution evidence
99% confidenceSignature is not evidenced
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No explicit signed-contract field, signature date or executed-contract document is supplied.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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The supplied data has no bidder count, scores, ranking or decision rationale.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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Only the total published award value is provided; no value basis or pricing breakdown is supplied.
Delivery geography precision
93% confidenceBroad and potentially non-specific delivery locations are published
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The delivery list includes several wide territories as well as CR0 1EA, without allocation or operational detail.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice records an active award but does not explicitly evidence that a contract was signed or otherwise executed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, shortlisted suppliers, evaluation scores, award rationale and savings.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: extension rights, renewal terms, pricing basis and pricing breakdown.
- No lots or individual lot allocations are published.
- The delivery-location list is broad and does not explain which locations apply to the service.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
ACCESS UK LTDLondon Borough of Croydonhousing management softwareSaaStemporary accommodationContracts Finder£295,000
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the ADAM Housing Management Portal award?
ACCESS UK LTD is the verified legal supplier named for the single published award.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £295,000.
When is the stated contract period?
The notice states 27 September 2026 to 26 September 2031.
Was the contract signed?
The supplied data does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
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.