AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
South Yorkshire Police Headquarters published an award notice for Niche Reporting. The award names PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED for support to establish a Microsoft Fabric reporting foundation and deliver the Niche Standard Occurrence data model, using a call-off from the WYCA IT Hardware framework (reference 2081-2022).
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, dated 19 September 2026, to PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED. The notice records a contract period from 21 September 2026 to 20 September 2027; the published data does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
Market significanceThis is a selective framework call-off for police reporting and data-model work, with an award value of £288,650. It may be relevant to suppliers of Microsoft Fabric, data platforms, reporting systems and public-safety analytics services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-87115909-a8dd-40ec-bd7e-5081032b76cd-1 · 288650 GBP · active award
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The award names source supplier "Phoenix Software Ltd"; supplier verification provides the verified legal name PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED (company number 02548628). The single award value is £288,650.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Document title and release history identify the publication as an awarded contract notice.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award record status is "active".
Procurement stage
99% confidenceAward
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Process stage is "award" and the release tag is "award".
Contract signature
96% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The supplied notice provides award and contract-period fields but no explicit signature or conclusion field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£288,650
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Award record value is 288650 GBP.
Tender-level value
99% confidence£280,650
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The tender object separately states a value of 280650 GBP.
Value consistency
99% confidenceConflicting published values
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The tender-level value (£280,650) differs from the award value (£288,650); no explanation is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence16 September 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period end date is 2026-09-16T17:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence19 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period start
99% confidence21 September 2026
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Tender and award contract-period start date is 2026-09-21.
Contract period end
99% confidence20 September 2027
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Tender and award contract-period end date is 2027-09-20.
Award notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice document was published at 2026-10-12T11:06:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceMicrosoft Fabric reporting foundation and Niche Standard Occurrence data model
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Process description states the requirement is support to establish the Microsoft Fabric reporting foundation and deliver the Niche Standard Occurrence data model.
Category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category is services.
CPV classification
99% confidence48000000 — Software package and information systems
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Primary CPV classification supplied in the tender data.
Delivery region
97% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies the region.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurement method is "selective".
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Procurement method details state this is a call-off from a framework agreement.
Framework reference
98% confidenceWYCA IT Hardware framework ref 2081-2022
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Process description names the framework reference.
Competition information
98% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, bidder identities, evaluation scores or award rationale is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence21 September 2026 to 20 September 2027
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Award contract period gives these start and end dates.
Extensions or options
98% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal terms are included in the supplied fields.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Technology focus
96% confidenceMicrosoft Fabric and police occurrence-data reporting
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The requirement explicitly references a Microsoft Fabric reporting foundation and the Niche Standard Occurrence data model.
Buying pattern
96% confidenceFramework-based technology services procurement
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The opportunity is described as a call-off under the WYCA IT Hardware framework.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting value fields
99% confidenceTender value £280,650; award value £288,650
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Both values appear in the supplied source data without reconciliation.
Award versus concluded contract
96% confidenceThe record is an active award notice; signing is not explicitly evidenced
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No supplied field states that a contract was signed or concluded.
Missing competition and evaluation detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, scores, ranking, award rationale or pricing breakdown is included.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lot records or lot allocation supplied
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The lots array is empty and the award contains no lot IDs.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains conflicting tender-level (£280,650) and award-level (£288,650) values, with no explanation for the difference.
- The published award notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or concluded.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
- No lot records, lot titles or lot-level value allocation are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
South Yorkshire PolicePHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITEDNiche ReportingMicrosoft FabricNiche Standard OccurrenceWYCA IT Hardware frameworkpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Niche Reporting award?
The award names PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED, verified as company number 02548628.
What is the published award value?
The award record states £288,650, although the tender object separately states £280,650.
When does the stated contract period end?
The supplied award data gives an end date of 20 September 2027.
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