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Education Jobs Board and Applicant Tracking System

Kent County Council (t/a HR Connect) · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 17:38.

Opportunity overview

Procurement of vendor to supply and maintain an education jobs boards and applicant tracking system

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.

Softcat PLC

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Feb 2026
Award ID
017944-2026-CSG000077-1
Status
active
Identifier
02174990
Location
Marlow, UK, SL7 1LW, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems

Lots

  • Procurement of supplier to build and maintain a jobs portal and applicant tracking system for the education marketValue 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
CSG000077
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Awarded in line with call off procedure of Y23065 Software Products and Associated Services framework.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems

Procedure reasons

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

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Procurement of supplier to build and maintain a jobs portal and applicant tracking system for the education market
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Service Delivery
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Name
Pricing
Type
cost
Description
40

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Delivery Location

Description
UNITED KINGDOM

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Kent County Council (t/a HR Connect)
Id
GB-FTS-175652

Identifier

Legal Name
Kent County Council (t/a HR Connect)

Address

Street Address
1 Abbey Wood Road
Locality
West Malling
Region
UK
Postal Code
ME19 4YT
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1622942517

Roles

buyer
reviewBody

Details

Classifications

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

Additional Contact Points

Entry 1
Telephone
+44 1622942517
Organisation 2
Name
Softcat PLC
Id
GB-FTS-88792

Identifier

Legal Name
Softcat PLC
Id
02174990

Address

Street Address
Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane
Locality
Marlow
Region
UK
Postal Code
SL7 1LW
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Commercial Services
Id
GB-FTS-175653

Identifier

Legal Name
Commercial Services

Address

Locality
West Malling
Postal Code
ME19 4YT
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

mediationBody
Organisation 4
Name
Commercial Services
Id
GB-FTS-837

Identifier

Legal Name
Commercial Services

Address

Street Address
1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill
Locality
West Malling
Postal Code
ME19 4YT
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

reviewContactPoint

Award information

Award 1
Id
017944-2026-CSG000077-1
Title
Education Jobs Board and Applicant Tracking System
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Related lots

1

Subcontracting

Minimum Percentage
0.99
Maximum Percentage
0.99
Description
The build and maintenance will be completed by a 3rd party contractor

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-88792
Name
Softcat PLC

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
017944-2026-CSG000077-1
Award ID
017944-2026-CSG000077-1
Title
Education Jobs Board and Applicant Tracking System
Status
active
Date Signed
6 Feb 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,087,506.46
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · West Malling · UK · ME19 4YT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 017944-2026award, contract ·