PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED awarded Orwell server security call-off

Tender information last checkedLast checked 13 Oct 2026, 11:46.

Opportunity overview

Orwell Housing Association Ltd have appointed Phoenix Software Ltd for the provision of security to on-premises servers and end user protection. This is a call-off contract from a framework agreement for a 1 year term. An open procedure was carried out by the Procurement Services Framework under PCR2015. Relevant notices published - award notice ref: 2024/S 000-007870 (12 March 2024). The framework is for the supply and delivery of Software Products and Associated Services reference Y23065. The framework allows for direct award or further competition.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Phoenix Software Ltd

Matched by number

Published award value: £81.8k
Awarded: 4 Oct 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-b8efe8e8-b9b3-45ac-b5bf-f4198b5bdf40-1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 2548628

Classification

CPV72260000 — Software-related services

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: OHA/72/2026/PSF/ServerSecurity/01
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Call-off from a framework agreement
Main Procurement Category: services

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72260000
Description: Software-related services

Tender Period

Ends: 28 Feb 2024, 17:00

Contract period

Starts: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 9 Oct 2027, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: No
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Postal Code: IP2 0BE

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-SRS-supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/n3339Pf9
Name: ORWELL HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Identifier

Legal Name: ORWELL HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Scheme: GB-SRS
Id: supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/n3339Pf9

Address

Street Address: Crane Hill Lodge
Locality: IPSWICH
Postal Code: IP20BE
Country Name: England

Contact

Email: procurement@orwell-housing.co.uk

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-COH-2548628
Name: Phoenix Software Ltd

Identifier

Legal Name: Phoenix Software Ltd
Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 2548628

Address

Street Address: Blenheim House York Road Pocklington YO42 1NS

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-b8efe8e8-b9b3-45ac-b5bf-f4198b5bdf40-1
Status: active
Date: 5 Oct 2026, 00:00
Published: 13 Oct 2026, 10:08

Value

Amount: 81,826
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-2548628
Name: Phoenix Software Ltd

Contract period

Starts: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 9 Oct 2027, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f8c20c6-18fb-4451-8053-f6b13db9a40e ↗
Published: 13 Oct 2026, 10:08
Format: text/html
Language: en

Recorded locations

Buyer location · IPSWICH · IP20BE · England
Delivery location · IP2 0BE

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

9f8c20c6-18fb-4451-8053-f6b13db9a40e-917495Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 13 Oct 2026, 10:08

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Orwell Housing Association Limited has awarded a one-year framework call-off for on-premises server security and end-user protection to PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusAwarded contract notice; award status activeEvidence: The notice is labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; the award record status is “active”.
Award decision date5 October 2026Evidence: Award record date: 2026-10-05.
Contract period9 October 2026 to 9 October 2027Evidence: Published contract period start and end dates are 2026-10-09 and 2027-10-09.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed6 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: 9f8c20c6-18fb-4451-8053-f6b13db9a40e-917495
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b8efe8e8-b9b3-45ac-b5bf-f4198b5bdf40
First published: 13 Oct 2026
Last checked: 13 Oct 2026, 11:46
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Orwell Housing Association Limited has awarded a one-year framework call-off for on-premises server security and end-user protection to PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED.

Published outcome

One active award was recorded for PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED, valued at £81,826 including the published maximum value.

Market significance

This is a relatively small software-related services call-off under the Procurement Services Framework’s Software Products and Associated Services framework (Y23065).

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-b8efe8e8-b9b3-45ac-b5bf-f4198b5bdf40-1 · 81826 GBP · active award

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Verified company name: PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED (company number 02548628). The active award names Phoenix Software Ltd as supplier and has a published value of £81,826.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

99% confidence

Awarded contract notice; award status active

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The notice is labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; the award record status is “active”.

Award decision date

99% confidence

5 October 2026

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Award record date: 2026-10-05.

Contract period

99% confidence

9 October 2026 to 9 October 2027

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Published contract period start and end dates are 2026-10-09 and 2027-10-09.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published award value

99% confidence

£81,826

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The award value is GBP 81,826.

Published minimum value

99% confidence

£81,825.99

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Tender minValue is GBP 81,825.99.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Framework award notice referenced

95% confidence

12 March 2024

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Description references award notice 2024/S 000-007870 dated 12 March 2024.

Published submission deadline

99% confidence

28 February 2024, 17:00 UTC

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Tender period end date is 2024-02-28T17:00:00Z.

Award date

99% confidence

5 October 2026

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Award record date: 2026-10-05.

Contract start date

99% confidence

9 October 2026

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Published contract period start date: 2026-10-09.

Notice publication date

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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Award notice publication date: 2026-10-13.

Contract end date

99% confidence

9 October 2027

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Published contract period end date: 2027-10-09.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Security for on-premises servers and end-user protection

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Published description states that the appointment is for security to on-premises servers and end-user protection.

Primary classification

99% confidence

CPV 72260000 — Software-related services

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Primary CPV classification is 72260000.

Delivery location

98% confidence

IP2 0BE

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The tender item lists delivery postal code IP2 0BE.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement route

99% confidence

Framework call-off

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Procurement method details state “Call-off from a framework agreement”.

Framework

97% confidence

Procurement Services Framework, Software Products and Associated Services (Y23065)

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Description identifies framework reference Y23065.

Framework options

97% confidence

The framework permits direct award or further competition

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Published description states that the framework allows direct award or further competition.

Call-off selection method

99% confidence

Unknown

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The notice does not state whether this call-off used direct award or further competition.

Competition details

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information on bid count, bidders and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Term

99% confidence

One year

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Description states a one-year term; published period runs from 9 October 2026 to 9 October 2027.

Extension or renewal options

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial route

98% confidence

The purchase uses an established software framework rather than a standalone procurement.

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The notice identifies this requirement as a call-off under framework Y23065.

Value allocation

98% confidence

The published £81,826 value is allocated to the sole recorded award and supplier.

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There is one award, one supplier and one published award value.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-b8efe8e8-b9b3-45ac-b5bf-f4198b5bdf40
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

ORWELL HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

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Named as buyer in the published notice.

Buyer location

98% confidence

Ipswich, England

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Buyer address locality is IPSWICH and country is England.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

99% confidence

PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED

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Supplier verification matched company number 02548628 to PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED; verification status is verified.

Company status

99% confidence

Active

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Supplier verification records verified company status as Active.

Source trading/published name

99% confidence

Phoenix Software Ltd

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The award and source supplier record use “Phoenix Software Ltd”.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement point

90% confidence

Around 9 October 2027

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Estimate based solely on the explicit contract end date of 9 October 2027; it is not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Notice chronology

99% confidence

The published submission deadline (28 February 2024) predates the stated framework award notice reference (12 March 2024) and the 2026 call-off award. The notice does not explain this chronology.

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Published tender deadline is 2024-02-28; description cites framework award notice dated 2024-03-12; call-off award is dated 2026-10-05.

Call-off method not specified

98% confidence

The framework permits direct award or further competition, but the route used for this call-off is not stated.

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Description lists both permitted routes without identifying the route selected.

Published values differ by £0.01

99% confidence

Minimum value is £81,825.99 while award value is £81,826.

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Tender minValue is 81825.99 and award value is 81826.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The notice does not state whether the call-off was made by direct award or further competition, despite listing both framework routes.
Information on bids, bidders, evaluation, scoring, pricing breakdown and award rationale is not supplied in the published notice.
No lot title or lot allocation is published.
No extension or renewal terms are published.
The published tender deadline predates the referenced framework award notice and the later call-off award; the source does not explain the dates.
The source gives a £0.01 difference between minimum value (£81,825.99) and award value (£81,826).

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Orwell server security contract?

PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED, verified against company number 02548628.

What is the published contract value?

The published award value is £81,826.

When does the published contract period end?

The published end date is 9 October 2027.

Was the call-off direct award or further competition?

Unknown. The notice says the framework allows either route but does not state which was used.

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Server Security End User Protection

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Phoenix Software Ltd

Classification

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Classification

Tender Period

Contract period

Suitability

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Identifier

Address

Details

Roles

Award information

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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