AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Bristol City Council published an award notice for an e-Procurement and Contract Management IT solution. The published award identifies PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED as supplier and states a GBP 432,730.56 award value and a contract period from 16 October 2026 to 15 September 2030.
Published outcomeAward reported to PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED under an open procedure. Source data contains two active award records with the same supplier, date and value, so these records should not be added together.
Market significanceA multi-year public-sector software and information-systems requirement, with delivery locations listed across the United Kingdom and several international territories.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED
83% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-c4032a0a-1a1d-44e4-a481-e23a7942b7f7-1 · 432730.56 GBP · active
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Extracted award record -1 names the supplier and states an active GBP 432,730.56 award. Supplier verification gives company number 02548628, matched by exact name.
PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED
96% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-c4032a0a-1a1d-44e4-a481-e23a7942b7f7-2 · 432730.56 GBP · active
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Detailed source award -2 names Phoenix Software Ltd and states an active GBP 432,730.56 award; verified legal name is PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED (company number 02548628).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice type and award document are both labelled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
94% confidenceActive
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Both supplied award records have status "active".
Award decision date
95% confidence1 September 2026
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Both supplied award records state award_date/date of 2026-09-01.
Contract signature status
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award notice and award records do not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
Contract commencement
95% confidenceScheduled/supplied start date: 16 October 2026
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The tender and detailed award contractPeriod state startDate 2026-10-16; this does not itself confirm performance commenced.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
97% confidenceGBP 432,730.56
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The detailed award -2 and tender value each state GBP 432,730.56.
Total across award records
98% confidenceUnknown; do not aggregate to GBP 865,461.12
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Two active award records carry the same supplier, date and value, and may represent duplicate records rather than separate awards.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence1 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender tenderPeriod.endDate is 2026-09-01T12:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
98% confidence16 October 2026, 13:29 BST
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The detailed award document datePublished is 2026-10-16T13:29:28+01:00.
Contract end date
96% confidence15 September 2030
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Tender and detailed award contractPeriod endDate is 2030-09-15T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencee-Procurement and contract management IT solution
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Process title is "e-Procurement & Contract Management IT Solution" and description is "e-Procurement & Contract Management Solution".
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 48000000 — Software package and information systems
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Supplied primary CPV classification.
Delivery coverage
93% confidenceUnited Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, British Overseas Territories and Rest of the World
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Tender item 1 lists these delivery-address countries/areas.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process and tender procurementMethodDetails state "Open procedure".
Competition metrics
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bidder numbers, evaluated tenders, scores and reasons for selection was not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated contract period
96% confidence16 October 2026 to 15 September 2030
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Tender and detailed award contractPeriod state these dates.
Stated term
94% confidenceApproximately 3 years and 11 months
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Calculated from the supplied start and end dates.
Extensions or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe GBP 432,730.56 figure is reported at award-record level, but the duplicated award records prevent a reliable combined-value calculation.
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Both award IDs show the same active status, supplier, award date and value.
Lot structure
97% confidenceNo lots published
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The supplied lots array is empty and neither award record provides lot IDs.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Duplicate/overlapping award records
99% confidenceTwo active award records (-1 and -2) have identical supplier, date and value; the detailed OCDS award evidence is provided for -2 only.
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Supplied awards array lists both records, while details_json.awards contains award -2.
Unpublished commercial and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: pricing breakdown, bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale, lot allocation and extension terms.
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No such fields are present in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Two active award records have identical supplier, date and value, creating unresolved duplicate-record ambiguity; no combined contract total is asserted.
- The supplied source does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or that delivery commenced.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing breakdown, individual lot allocation and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Bristol City CouncilPHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITEDPhoenix Softwaree-procurementcontract managementsoftware package and information systemspublic procurement award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award?
PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED, verified to company number 02548628, was named as supplier.
What was the published award value?
GBP 432,730.56. Two source award records show the same value, so they should not be totalled.
When is the stated contract period?
16 October 2026 to 15 September 2030. The source does not explicitly confirm contract signature or commencement.
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.