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Mini-competition for the procurement of a planning and regulatory services software replacement

Herefordshire Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:32.

Opportunity overview

Contract Award for supplier to provide a single IT platform to support the business functions of Planning, Building Control and Land Charges; Regulatory Services: Waste; and Private Sector Housing. This follows a tender undertaken in the form of a further-competition utilising Crown Commercial Services’ ‘Vertical Application Solutions’ (VAS) framework, RM6259, Lot 3, and was tendered in line with the terms and conditions of that framework. These services cross the Economy and Environment, and Community Wellbeing directorates of the council.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Insight Direct (UK) Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Jun 2025
Award ID
034819-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Sheffield, UKG11, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems

Lots

  • Contract Award for supplier to provide a single IT platform to support the business functions of Planning, Building Control and Land Charges; Regulatory Services: Waste; and Private Sector Housing. This follows a tender undertaken in the form of a further-competition utilising Crown Commercial Services’ ‘Vertical Application Solutions’ (VAS) framework, RM6259, Lot 3, and was tendered in line with the terms and conditions of that framework. These services cross the Economy and Environment, and Community Wellbeing directorates of the council. The initial contract term is 6 years, with the option to extend by a further 2 years. The stated contract value includes the optional extension period.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN736029
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Call-off from a framework agreement.

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
All sections to be withdrawn-- notice not necessary
Section
1

New Value

Text
All sections to be withdrawn-- notice not necessary

Old Value

Text
All sections to be withdrawn-- notice not necessary

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Tender Period

Ends
31 Aug 2024, 17:00

Classification

Id
48000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software package and information systems

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
Description
Contract Award for supplier to provide a single IT platform to support the business functions of Planning, Building Control and Land Charges; Regulatory Services: Waste; and Private Sector Housing. This follows a tender undertaken in the form of a further-competition utilising Crown Commercial Services’ ‘Vertical Application Solutions’ (VAS) framework, RM6259, Lot 3, and was tendered in line with the terms and conditions of that framework. These services cross the Economy and Environment, and Community Wellbeing directorates of the council. The initial contract term is 6 years, with the option to extend by a further 2 years. The stated contract value includes the optional extension period.

Options

Description
Option to extend by 2 years following initial contract term.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
58
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
12
Criterion 3
Type
price
Description
30

Contract period

Duration In Days
2,340

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG11
Entry 2
Region
UKG11
Entry 3
Region
UKG11

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-6212
Name
Herefordshire Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG11
Locality
Hereford
Postal Code
HR4 0LE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Council Offices, Plough Lane

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Herefordshire Council

Contact

Name
Mr Cosmo Hiron
Telephone
+44 1432383073
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-6807
Name
Herefordshire Council

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Hereford
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Herefordshire Council
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-76455
Name
Insight Direct (UK) Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG11
Locality
Sheffield
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Insight Direct (UK) Limited

Award information

Award 1
Id
034819-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-76455
Name
Insight Direct (UK) Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
034819-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
034819-2025-1
Date Signed
12 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,130,997.97
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Hereford · UKG11 · HR4 0LE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG11

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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