AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority awarded a social media management platform call-off to SOCIALSIGNIN LTD through the Blue Light Commercial BLC-0189 framework.
Published outcomeOne active award is published to SOCIALSIGNIN LTD, valued at £82,555.20 including the stated optional extension.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, framework direct-award opportunity for social media platform software and related services in the North West.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SOCIALSIGNIN LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-d9c65862-fedc-4e0c-84b1-e71ae7153227-1 · 82555.20 GBP · verified; awarded supplier
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The active award names SOCIALSIGNIN LTD. Supplier verification confirms company number 08237170 and verified legal name SOCIALSIGNIN LTD.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded; source record complete
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Process display status is "awarded", source status is "complete", and the notice is an "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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The published award record has status "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence13 August 2026
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Award date: 2026-08-13.
Published date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-16T14:51:06+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence17 August 2026 to 16 August 2027
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Published award and tender contractPeriod specify these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£82,555.20
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The award value is GBP 82,555.20.
Value coverage
99% confidenceTotal stated value includes the optional 12-month extension
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The description states that the value is the total including the optional extension.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence13 August 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-08-13T17:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence13 August 2026
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Award date: 2026-08-13.
Stated contract start
99% confidence17 August 2026
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Contract period startDate: 2026-08-17.
Stated contract end
99% confidence16 August 2027
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Contract period endDate: 2027-08-16T23:59:59.
Award notice publication
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-16T14:51:06+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSocial media management platform services
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The notice description states: "Provision of Social Media Management Platform services."
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 48211000 — Platform interconnectivity software package
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Tender classification supplies CPV code 48211000 and this description.
Delivery area
95% confidenceNorth West, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies the North West, United Kingdom.
Lots
99% confidenceNo lots published
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No lot records or award lot identifiers are supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective procedure; call-off from a framework agreement
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The notice records procurementMethod "selective" and procurementMethodDetails "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Framework route
99% confidenceDirect award under the Blue Light Commercial BLC-0189 Social Media Management Platform Framework
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The notice description explicitly identifies this framework and direct-award route.
Threshold classification
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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The description calls this a "Below threshold contract".
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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The supplied notice provides no bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, ranking, or award rationale.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidenceOne year
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The description states that the contract is for one year; the stated period runs from 17 August 2026 to 16 August 2027.
Extension option
99% confidenceOption to extend by a further 12 months
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The description explicitly states this option.
Signature or execution status
99% confidenceNot stated
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The supplied award notice records an active award and contract period but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceThe published ceiling/value covers both the initial year and the optional extension, so the notice does not provide a standalone first-year value.
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The description says the £82,555.20 total includes the optional extension.
Route implication
99% confidenceThe buyer used a framework direct award rather than a newly advertised open competition for this requirement.
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The description identifies a direct award under BLC-0189, and the procurement details describe a framework call-off.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and supplier evidence
98% confidenceHigh quality
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The award has an active status, a stated value and period, and a supplier identity verified by company number.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, pricing breakdown, evaluation results, award rationale, lot allocation, signature evidence, or extension exercise decision is published in the supplied data.
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These fields and documents are absent from the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published total value includes an optional extension; the initial-term value and extension value are not separately disclosed.
- The supplied notice does not publish bid counts, bidder identities, evaluation criteria or scores, award rationale, or pricing detail.
- No lots or individual lot allocation are supplied.
- The record does not explicitly evidence contract signature or execution.
- The notice states an extension option but does not state whether it will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
GMCA 1865Greater Manchester Combined AuthoritySOCIALSIGNIN LTDsocial media management platformBLC-0189Blue Light Commercialframework call-offpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the GMCA 1865 Social Media Management Platform award?
SOCIALSIGNIN LTD, verified against company number 08237170.
What is the published value of the award?
£82,555.20, stated to include the optional 12-month extension.
What is the stated initial contract period?
17 August 2026 to 16 August 2027, with an option to extend for a further 12 months.
How was the supplier selected?
The notice describes a direct award under the Blue Light Commercial BLC-0189 Social Media Management Platform Framework.
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