AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Shared Business Services Limited awarded a G-Cloud 14 call-off for software subscription to GRANICUS-FIRMSTEP LIMITED. The published award value is £53,699.04 excluding VAT and includes variation 001 for additional services.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded for GRANICUS-FIRMSTEP LIMITED, dated 23 September 2026.
Market significanceThis is a small software-package and information-systems call-off under G-Cloud 14, with a stated optional 12-month extension.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GRANICUS-FIRMSTEP LIMITED
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-6a932538-a8f5-4cf1-8628-95bd92ff97a4-1 · £53,699.04 excluding VAT GBP · Active award
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Verified company name supplied for GB-COH company number 04283951; the single award names Granicus-Firmstep Limited as supplier and carries a value of GBP 53,699.04.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice type and award document description.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-6a932538-a8f5-4cf1-8628-95bd92ff97a4-1 has status 'active'.
Award date
98% confidence23 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-23T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period recorded
98% confidence26 September 2026 to 25 September 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod fields.
Variation
94% confidenceVariation 001 intended to add services and increase the total call-off value
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Notice description states variation 001 is intended to incorporate additional services at £17,606.04 excluding VAT, producing a new total of £53,699.04 excluding VAT.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£53,699.04 excluding VAT
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Award value is GBP 53,699.04; notice description calls this the new total Call-Off Contract value excluding VAT.
Variation 001 value
95% confidence£17,606.04 excluding VAT
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Notice description.
Tender value field
90% confidence£36,093
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Tender value is GBP 36,093. The notice does not explicitly label this amount as excluding or including VAT.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice published
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Award document datePublished: 2026-10-02T11:22:15+01:00.
Notice updated
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Source updated/dateModified: 2026-10-14T10:27:18+01:00.
Tender deadline recorded
97% confidence22 September 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period endDate.
Recorded contract start
98% confidence26 September 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate.
Recorded contract end
98% confidence25 September 2027
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Award contractPeriod endDate.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSoftware subscription
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Title and notice description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 48000000 — Software package and information systems
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Published tender classification.
Delivery area
95% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address identifies region England and country United Kingdom.
Additional services
99% confidenceNot further specified
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Variation 001 refers to additional services but provides no service-level detail.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective call-off from a framework agreement
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Procurement method is selective; procurementMethodDetails is 'Call-off from a framework agreement'.
Framework
99% confidenceG-Cloud 14 (RM1557.14)
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Notice description.
Sourcing approach
95% confidenceLonglist/shortlist exercise
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Notice description states the call-off was sourced via a longlist shortlist exercise.
Competition data
99% confidenceNot published
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No bidder count, tenderer identities, scores or evaluation results are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base term recorded
98% confidence12 months
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Contract period runs from 26 September 2026 to 25 September 2027.
Extension option
96% confidenceOptional 12 months
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Notice description.
VAT basis
98% confidenceThe £53,699.04 total and £17,606.04 variation are stated excluding VAT
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Notice description.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value change
97% confidenceThe stated variation amount (£17,606.04) is arithmetically consistent with the difference between the tender value (£36,093) and published award value (£53,699.04).
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£53,699.04 minus £36,093 equals £17,606.04; all three figures are published in the notice data.
Award structure
98% confidenceA single supplier and a single award are published; no lot allocation is provided.
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One award names one supplier; no lots are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value presentation differs across fields
98% confidenceThe tender value is £36,093, while the award value is £53,699.04 excluding VAT; the notice describes the latter as the new total after variation 001.
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Tender value field, award value field and notice description.
Variation status wording
97% confidenceThe notice says variation 001 is 'intended' to incorporate additional services. It does not separately provide a variation execution date or document.
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Notice description.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo lot titles, individual lot values, pricing breakdown, bidder count, evaluation results, award rationale, contract signature evidence or extension exercise decision is supplied.
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Published structured notice data and award notice description.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not evidence that a contract was signed; it reports an active award and a recorded contract period.
- Variation 001 is described as intended; its execution, effective date and detailed additional services are not published.
- No bid count, evaluation methodology, scores, supplier selection rationale or competing supplier information is supplied.
- No lot structure or allocation is published.
- The notice states an optional 12-month extension but does not provide its value, exercise conditions or confirmation that it will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UK Shared Business ServicesGRANICUS-FIRMSTEP LIMITEDG-Cloud 14RM1557.14software subscriptionsoftware package and information systemsContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the DDaT26396 software subscription award?
GRANICUS-FIRMSTEP LIMITED, verified against company number 04283951.
What is the published value of the call-off?
£53,699.04 excluding VAT. The notice says this is the new total following variation 001.
When does the recorded contract period run?
From 26 September 2026 to 25 September 2027, with an optional 12-month extension stated in the notice.
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