AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Wirral Borough Council published an award notice for iCasework 2026, covering governance, legal and debt casework. The active award names CIVICA UK LIMITED as supplier and has a published value of £130,923.
Published outcomeAward notice published; the award record is active. The published contract period runs from 14 November 2026 to 13 November 2028.
Market significanceA £130,923 public-sector casework software/services award made through the GCA Back Office Solutions RM6285 route.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CIVICA UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-b1b1791a-0271-44e1-af2a-65bd3777417d-1 · 130923 GBP · verified; awarded supplier
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The award names Civica UK Limited as supplier with value £130,923. Supplier verification records an exact-name match to CIVICA UK LIMITED, company number 01628868.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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Process display_status is 'awarded', source_status is 'complete', and notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-b1b1791a-0271-44e1-af2a-65bd3777417d-1 has status 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence7 October 2026
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The award date is 2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence14 November 2026 to 13 November 2028
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The award and tender contractPeriod specify these start and end timestamps.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£130,923
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The award value and tender value are both stated as 130923 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the single published award and supplier
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One award is supplied, naming one supplier, with value £130,923.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence3 October 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-10-03T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence7 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-08T22:22:27+01:00.
Published contract start
99% confidence14 November 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-11-14T00:00:00Z.
Published contract end
99% confidence13 November 2028
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Contract period endDate is 2028-11-13T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceiCasework Governance, Legal and Debt
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This is the supplied opportunity description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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The tender classification supplies CPV 72000000 with this description.
Procurement category
98% confidenceGoods
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mainProcurementCategory is 'goods'.
Delivery geography
96% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies region England and country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Award route
98% confidenceGCA Back Office Solutions RM6285
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The opportunity description states 'Award via GCA Back Office Solutions RM6285'.
Published procurement method detail
95% confidenceOther
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procurementMethodDetails is 'Other - '.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bids received, tenderers, evaluation or scoring is not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidence2 years
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The stated period runs from 14 November 2026 to 13 November 2028.
Extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract execution
98% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced
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The source is an active award record and states a future contract start date, but does not explicitly state that a contract has been signed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial positioning
94% confidenceThe notice indicates a back-office casework requirement spanning governance, legal and debt functions.
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The published description is 'iCasework Governance, Legal and Debt'.
Route-to-market signal
98% confidenceThe buyer identifies GCA Back Office Solutions RM6285 as the award route.
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The opportunity description explicitly states this route.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification
99% confidenceVerified
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An exact-name supplier verification matched the source supplier to CIVICA UK LIMITED, company number 01628868.
Award-versus-contract distinction
98% confidenceAward publication and an active award are evidenced; signed execution is not explicitly stated.
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The record is an awarded contract notice with an active award, but contains no explicit signature or contract-execution field.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, extension terms or signed-contract evidence.
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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 confirm that a contract has been signed or executed.
- Information on competition, bid numbers, evaluation, scores and award rationale is not supplied in the published notice.
- No lot titles or individual lot allocation are supplied.
- Extension, renewal and variation terms are not supplied.
- No pricing breakdown beyond the published total award value is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Wirral Borough CouncilCIVICA UK LIMITEDiCasework 2026GCA Back Office Solutions RM6285casework softwarepublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the iCasework 2026 award?
The published award names CIVICA UK LIMITED, verified under company number 01628868.
What is the published value?
The published award value is £130,923.
When does the published contract period run?
The notice states 14 November 2026 to 13 November 2028.
Was the contract signed?
The supplied data confirms an active award notice but does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution.
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.