AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Nottinghamshire County Council awarded an email management platform contract for Communications and Marketing to GRANICUS-FIRMSTEP LIMITED. The published award value is £53,500 for the stated period from 22 September 2025 to 17 September 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to GRANICUS-FIRMSTEP LIMITED, announced through an Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder.
Market significanceThis is a £53,500 public-sector software and information systems procurement for delivery in the East Midlands.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GRANICUS-FIRMSTEP LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-dde09c1b-d154-4f2f-8452-dacd9848c7ec-1 · 53500 GBP · Active award
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The award names GRANICUS-FIRMSTEP Ltd as supplier; supplier verification identifies GRANICUS-FIRMSTEP LIMITED (company number 04283951) through an exact-name match. The single award value is £53,500.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded; source record marked complete
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The process display status is 'awarded', source status is 'complete', and the notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-dde09c1b-d154-4f2f-8452-dacd9848c7ec-1 has status 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence13 September 2025
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The award date is recorded as 2025-09-13.
Contract signature status
99% confidenceUnknown
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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.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£53,500 GBP
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The award value is 53,500 GBP; the tender value is also stated as 53,500 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAllocated to the sole published award
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One award and one supplier are supplied, with an award value of £53,500.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
99% confidence2 September 2025, 23:59 BST
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Tender period end date is 2025-09-02T23:59:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence13 September 2025
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The award date is 2025-09-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence22 September 2025
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The contract period start date is 2025-09-22.
Stated contract end
99% confidence17 September 2026
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The contract period end date is 2026-09-17T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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The award notice date published is 2026-10-12T12:34:18+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceEmail management platform for Communications and Marketing
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This wording is the published process title and description.
Category
99% confidenceServices
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The main procurement category is services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 48000000 — Software package and information systems
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The supplied primary CPV classification is 48000000.
Delivery region
98% confidenceEast Midlands, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies East Midlands, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure detail
95% confidenceOther
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The published procurement method detail is 'Other - '.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bidder numbers, bid rankings, evaluation scores and reasons for award was not supplied in the published notice.
SME suitability flag
98% confidenceNo
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The tender suitability field records sme: false.
VCSE suitability flag
98% confidenceNo
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The tender suitability field records vcse: false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence22 September 2025 to 17 September 2026
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The published contract period gives these start and end dates.
Stated duration
96% confidenceApproximately 12 months
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Calculated from the published start date of 22 September 2025 and end date of 17 September 2026.
Extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
96% confidenceSingle-supplier, single-award software platform procurement
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The supplied record contains one award, one named supplier and no published lots.
Award timing observation
99% confidenceThe award notice was published after the stated contract start date
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The stated contract start is 22 September 2025, while the award notice publication date is 12 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Publication timing inconsistency
99% confidenceAward notice publication occurred after the stated contract end date
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The notice was published on 12 October 2026, whereas the stated contract end date is 17 September 2026.
Published contracting evidence
99% confidenceAn active award and contract period are published, but signature and execution evidence is not supplied
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The supplied fields include active award status and dates but no explicit signature or contract document.
Lot information
99% confidenceNo lots or lot allocation are published
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The supplied lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award notice was published on 12 October 2026, after the stated contract end date of 17 September 2026; the source does not explain this chronology.
- The source does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or otherwise executed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, payment terms, extension options and renewal provisions.
- No lot titles, lot IDs or lot-level allocation information is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Nottinghamshire County CouncilGRANICUS-FIRMSTEP LIMITEDemail management platformCommunications and Marketingsoftware procurementEast MidlandsContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the email management platform award?
GRANICUS-FIRMSTEP LIMITED received the published award. The source notice names GRANICUS-FIRMSTEP Ltd; supplier verification matched it to GRANICUS-FIRMSTEP LIMITED.
What is the published contract value?
The published award value is £53,500 GBP.
What are the stated contract dates?
The published contract period is 22 September 2025 to 17 September 2026.
Was the contract confirmed as signed?
No explicit contract signature confirmation is included in the supplied notice data.
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.