AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Midlands Ambulance Service awarded a call-off for a finance ERP system and associated services to ELFS Shared Services. The published award value is £645,985, with a stated term from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, dated 8 October 2026 and published on 14 October 2026. The notice records an award, not explicit evidence that a contract has been signed.
Market significanceThis is a £645,985 finance software and associated-services procurement through a framework call-off for an NHS ambulance service.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ELFS Shared Services
91% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-ef638572-4ef0-4554-9661-dcad5158caf0-1 · 645985 GBP · Unverified supplier name; named on active award
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The award names 'ELFS Shared Services' as supplier and states a value of GBP 645,985. Supplier identity workflow status is checked_unmatched.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status active
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The process display status is 'awarded'; the award status is 'active'; notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'.
Award decision date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award document datePublished: 2026-10-14T12:12:44+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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No explicit signature or contract-conclusion field is supplied.
Stated contract start
99% confidence1 April 2027
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Tender and award contractPeriod startDate: 2027-04-01T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£645,985
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Award value amount: 645985; currency: GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAllocated to the single published award
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One award is supplied, naming one supplier, with value GBP 645,985.
Pricing basis and breakdown
99% confidenceUnknown
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No pricing schedule, payment profile, VAT treatment or cost breakdown is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence1 October 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-10-01T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-14T12:12:44+01:00.
Stated end date
99% confidence31 March 2032
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Tender and award contractPeriod endDate: 2032-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceFinance Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and associated services
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Process and tender description: 'Finance Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and associated services'.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 48440000 — Financial analysis and accounting software package
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Tender classification and supplied classifications list CPV 48440000.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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mainProcurementCategory: services.
Delivery location
96% confidenceDY5 1LX, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery addresses specify postal code DY5 1LX and United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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procurementMethod: selective.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethodDetails: 'Call-off from a framework agreement'.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No number of invited suppliers, tenders received, evaluation results or bidder identities is supplied.
SME/VCSE suitability flags
99% confidenceSME: no; VCSE: no
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Tender suitability records sme: false and vcse: false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032
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Award contractPeriod startDate 2027-04-01 and endDate 2032-03-31.
Stated duration
98% confidence5 years
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The supplied start and end dates span five years.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or variation terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceFramework call-off for finance ERP software and associated services
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The description specifies a finance ERP system and associated services; the procurement route is a framework call-off.
Published scale
97% confidence£645,985 over the stated five-year term
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The sole award value is £645,985 and the stated term runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceThe published supplier name is unverified
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Companies House matching completed with status checked_unmatched and no verified company name or number. The source name is retained as published, without implying Companies House verification.
Contract conclusion evidence
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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The data records an active award but contains no explicit signed-contract or contract-conclusion field.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lots are published
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The supplied lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Evaluation and competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, scoring, award rationale or framework name is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or concluded; it supports an award announcement with active award status.
- ELFS Shared Services is a published but unverified supplier name: the completed Companies House workflow found no safe company match.
- No framework name, lot titles, lot allocation, individual pricing detail, tenderer count, evaluation results, award rationale, extension terms or renewal plan is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
West Midlands Ambulance ServiceELFS Shared Servicesfinance ERP systemERP procurementfinancial analysis and accounting softwareframework call-offContracts Finder award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
The award names ELFS Shared Services. Its name could not be safely matched through the supplied Companies House workflow, so it is treated as unverified.
What is the published award value?
The published value is £645,985.
What is being procured?
A finance Enterprise Resource Planning system and associated services.
When is the stated contract period?
The notice states 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032.
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.