AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Chelmsford City Council published an award notice for a £320,000 call-off under the Vertical Application Solutions RM6259 framework. The award names IDOX SOFTWARE LTD for a Uniform local-authority case-management system covering planning, building control, environmental health, anti-social behaviour, housing, licensing and gazetteer functions.
Published outcomeAward recorded as active, with an award date of 1 October 2026 and a stated contract period from 31 October 2026 to 30 October 2029.
Market significanceThis is a mid-value local-government software call-off for a multi-module case-management platform.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
IDOX SOFTWARE LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-75cfb481-42c8-40da-a7f3-bc0edbc54998-1 · 320000 GBP · active
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The award names Idox Software Ltd as supplier. Supplier verification identifies the legal company as IDOX SOFTWARE LTD (company number 02933889). The £320,000 award has one named supplier and no lots.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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Process display status is "awarded"; notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; source status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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The sole award record has status "active".
Contract period stated
98% confidence31 October 2026 to 30 October 2029
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Award and tender contractPeriod give startDate 2026-10-31 and endDate 2029-10-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£320,000
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The award value is 320000 GBP; the tender value is also 320000 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceSingle award value associated with the sole named supplier; no lot allocation published
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One award names one supplier, while lot IDs and lot records are absent.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Tender deadline
99% confidence1 October 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-10-01T12:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-14T09:40:29+01:00.
Stated contract start
98% confidence31 October 2026
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The stated contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-31T00:00:00Z.
Stated contract end
98% confidence30 October 2029
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The stated contractPeriod endDate is 2029-10-30T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceLocal Authority Case Management System – Uniform
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Process and tender title: "Local Authority Case Management System - Uniform".
Modules
99% confidenceDevelopment Management, Building Control, Environmental Health, Anti-Social Behaviour, Private Sector Housing, Licensing and Gazetteer Management System, including sub-modules
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Listed in the tender description.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 48000000 — Software package and information systems
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Primary tender classification is CPV 48000000.
Delivery location
95% confidenceCM1 1JE
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Tender item delivery address postal code is CM1 1JE.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective call-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethod is "selective" and procurementMethodDetails is "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Framework
99% confidenceVertical Application Solutions RM6259
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Tender description states this is a call-off from the Vertical Application Solutions RM6259 framework.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation results or scoring information is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
98% confidenceThree years
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The stated period runs from 31 October 2026 to 30 October 2029.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied in the notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Platform breadth
96% confidenceThe scope combines several regulatory and community-service workflows in one Uniform system requirement.
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The published module list spans planning, building control, environmental health, anti-social behaviour, private-sector housing, licensing and gazetteer management.
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe buyer used an existing framework rather than publishing an open procedure.
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The notice identifies a selective call-off from Vertical Application Solutions RM6259.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice evidence
97% confidencePublished award notice with active award record and explicit value, supplier, dates and scope
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Contracts Finder award notice data supplies a single award, named supplier, £320,000 value and contract period.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceVerified by company number
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Supplier verification status is verified; match method is company_number; verified company number is 02933889.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: pricing breakdown, lot allocation, bid count, evaluation, award rationale, implementation terms and extension provisions.
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These fields are absent from the supplied process, award and tender data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not publish bid numbers, tenderer identities, scoring, evaluation rationale or savings.
- No lot titles, lot records or individual lot values are published.
- No pricing breakdown, implementation plan, service levels, contract documents or variation information is supplied.
- Extension and renewal terms are not published; the October 2029 timing is based only on the stated end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Chelmsford City CouncilIDOX SOFTWARE LTDIdox SoftwareUniformRM6259Vertical Application Solutionslocal authority case management systemsoftware procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Chelmsford City Council's Uniform case management system contract?
IDOX SOFTWARE LTD, verified under company number 02933889.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £320,000.
What is the stated contract period?
31 October 2026 to 30 October 2029.
What procurement route was used?
A selective call-off from the Vertical Application Solutions RM6259 framework agreement.
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