AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Bath and North East Somerset Council published an award notice for a Fault Reporting & Case Management System. The notice identifies mySociety t/a. SocietyWorks Ltd as the source-named supplier, but that name remains unverified following a completed unmatched identity check.
Published outcomeAn active award dated 7 October 2026 was published on 9 October 2026. The stated initial 36-month value is £117,300 excluding VAT, with one optional extension valued at £39,100 excluding VAT.
Market significanceThis is a software and information-systems procurement with a stated maximum potential value of £156,400 excluding VAT if the extension is used.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
mySociety t/a. SocietyWorks Ltd
85% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-ca91900e-02f5-4c24-a22f-ca520abd817f-1 · £117,300 excluding VAT (award-level value; no lots published) GBP · Source-named award recipient; identity unverified
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The award names “mySociety t/a. SocietyWorks Ltd” as supplier. Supplier identity status is “checked_unmatched”; no verified company name or number was supplied.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record status complete
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Process display status is “awarded”; notice type is “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; tender status is “complete”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive award
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Award ocds-b5fd17-ca91900e-02f5-4c24-a22f-ca520abd817f-1 has status “active”.
Award date
98% confidence7 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
98% confidence31 October 2026
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Award and tender contract period start date: 2026-10-31T00:00:00Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Initial 36-month term value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£117,300
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Notice description states the initial 36-month term is £117,300 excluding VAT; the award value is also £117,300.
Initial 36-month term value, including VAT
99% confidence£140,760
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Notice description states £140,760 including VAT.
Optional extension value, excluding VAT
98% confidence£39,100
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Notice description states one optional extension valued at £39,100 excluding VAT.
Maximum potential value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£156,400
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Notice description states total potential value including all extension options is £156,400 excluding VAT.
Maximum potential value, including VAT
99% confidence£187,680
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Notice description states total potential value including all extension options is £187,680 including VAT.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence6 October 2026, 23:59 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-10-06T23:59:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence7 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice date published: 2026-10-09T12:48:10+01:00.
Initial contract end
98% confidence30 October 2029
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Award and tender contract period end date: 2029-10-30T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceFault Reporting & Case Management System
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Process and tender title: “Fault Reporting & Case Management System”.
Category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category is “services”.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 48000000 — Software package and information systems
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Published primary CPV classification.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address region is England and country is United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
90% confidenceOther
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Procurement method details are recorded as “Other - ”.
Competition and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceSuitable for SMEs: yes
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Tender suitability field records SME as true.
VCSE suitability flag
95% confidenceSuitable for VCSEs: no
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Tender suitability field records VCSE as false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence36 months
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Notice description expressly describes an initial 36-month term.
Published initial period
98% confidence31 October 2026 to 30 October 2029
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Published contract period start and end dates.
Extension provision
97% confidenceOne optional extension; duration not published
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Notice description states one optional extension and its value, but does not state its duration.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value structure
98% confidenceThe optional extension represents £39,100 excluding VAT, increasing the stated potential value from £117,300 to £156,400 excluding VAT.
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Published initial, extension and maximum potential values in the notice description.
Award allocation
96% confidenceOne award and one published supplier; no lots or lot-level allocation were published.
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The source contains one award, names one supplier, and the lots dataset is empty.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceThe source supplier name is unverified. A Companies House matching workflow completed without a safe match; no verified legal company name or company number was supplied.
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supplier_identity_status is “checked_unmatched”; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null.
Unpublished commercial detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation criteria or scores, pricing breakdown, reasons for award, and individual extension duration.
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceNo lots or lot-level values were published.
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Lots dataset is empty and award lot IDs are null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The named supplier is unverified: the completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe company match, and no verified legal name or company number was supplied.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid numbers, evaluation outcomes, award rationale, pricing detail, lot-level allocation, and the optional extension duration.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Bath and North East Somerset CouncilFault Reporting & Case Management SystemSocietyWorksmySocietysoftware package and information systemspublic procurement award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award notice?
The notice names mySociety t/a. SocietyWorks Ltd. The supplied identity check did not establish a safe verified company match.
What is the contract value?
The initial 36-month term is stated as £117,300 excluding VAT (£140,760 including VAT). The potential value including the optional extension is £156,400 excluding VAT.
When does the initial term end?
The published initial contract period ends on 30 October 2029.
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.