AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Newport City Council has published a pending award to BROMCOM COMPUTERS PLC for a school management information system for schools in Newport. The notice states that the restarted standstill period ends on 20 October 2026; it does not confirm that a contract has been signed or started.
Published outcomeOne pending award, covering lot 1, names BROMCOM COMPUTERS PLC as supplier.
Market significanceThe published award value is £826,022 excluding VAT (£991,226 including VAT) for an initial seven-year term, with potential extension of up to three years and scope for additional purchases.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BROMCOM COMPUTERS PLC
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 826022 GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names Bromcom Computers Plc as supplier; supplied identity verification gives verified legal name BROMCOM COMPUTERS PLC. The £826,022 amount is the single award value, not a separately allocated lot value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement stage
99% confidenceAward notice published; award remains pending
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Process display status is awarded, while award 1 status is pending.
Standstill period
98% confidenceRestarted; stated to end 20 October 2026
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Notice description says the original period ending 9 October 2026 was restarted and will complete on 20 October 2026. Award standstill fields contain both dates.
Future signature milestone
98% confidence13 November 2026
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 13 November 2026.
Planned contract start
98% confidence1 December 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-12-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£826,022
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Award 1 value.amount is 826022 GBP; amountGross is separately stated as 991226.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£991,226
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 991226 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Pipeline notice published
99% confidence13 May 2026
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Release history records pipeline notice 043791-2026 dated 2026-05-13.
Tender notice published
99% confidence8 June 2026
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Release history records tender notice 054026-2026 dated 2026-06-08.
Award date
99% confidence28 September 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-09-28.
Assessment summaries sent
98% confidence30 September 2026
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Award field assessmentSummariesDateSent is 2026-09-30.
Latest award notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award notice 097800-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-16.
Initial planned end date
98% confidence30 November 2033
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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2033-11-30.
Maximum possible end date
98% confidence30 November 2036
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Award contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2036-11-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceComprehensive school management information system for schools within Newport
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Procurement title and description state provision of a comprehensive Schools MIS to schools within Newport.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender has one lot, id 1; award 1 is related to lot 1.
Service category
99% confidenceServices
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Award mainProcurementCategory is services.
Relevant classifications
98% confidenceAttendance-recording system; IT consulting, software development, internet and support
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Award item lists CPV 31711310 and 72000000.
Delivery area
97% confidenceNewport area (UKL21)
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Award delivery address region is UKL21; buyer address is in Newport.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is Open procedure.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award aboveThreshold is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not supplied in the published notice data.
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No bid-count, scoring or evaluation-result fields are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidence1 December 2026 to 30 November 2033
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Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate specify these dates.
Extension provision
98% confidenceUp to three additional years, either annually or as a full three-year extension
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Award renewal description states extension can be annual up to three years or for the full three years.
Maximum term
98% confidencePotentially through 30 November 2036
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Award contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2036-11-30.
Options
96% confidenceBuyer reserves a right to make additional purchases during the contract where they improve customer experience or add relevant innovation.
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Award options description states the Council may procure additional relevant services during the contract.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial position
99% confidenceThe notice identifies a preferred award outcome, but the award is pending during the stated standstill and no executed contract is evidenced.
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Award status is pending; standstill ends 20 October 2026; a future signature date is scheduled for 13 November 2026.
Addressable scope
95% confidenceThe award covers a long-term MIS requirement and permits additional in-scope purchases, but the value of any such purchases is not separately published.
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Options description permits additional purchases; only the headline award value is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus contract status
99% confidenceThe source calls this a contract award notice but records the award as pending, with a future signature milestone. It does not evidence a signed, concluded or active contract.
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Award status is pending; futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 13 November 2026.
Standstill dates
99% confidenceTwo standstill end dates are present. The narrative identifies 20 October 2026 as the restarted completion date; 9 October 2026 is described as the original date.
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Notice description and award standstillPeriod list both dates.
Lot information
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot record contains null title, description and value fields.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceBid numbers, bidder identities, scoring, award rationale, pricing breakdown and signed-contract evidence are not supplied.
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No such fields appear in the supplied award or lot data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The pending award and scheduled future signature do not establish that a contract has been concluded, signed or commenced.
- The source contains both the original 9 October 2026 and restarted 20 October 2026 standstill dates.
- Lot 1 is unnamed and has no separate description or value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation outcomes, award rationale, detailed pricing and executed-contract evidence.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Newport City CouncilBROMCOM COMPUTERS PLCschool management information systemMIS contractpublic procurementFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier?
The pending award names BROMCOM COMPUTERS PLC, verified in the supplied supplier data as company number 02040690.
What is the award value?
The published value is £826,022 excluding VAT and £991,226 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced in the supplied data. The award is marked pending and a future signature date of 13 November 2026 is scheduled.
How long could the arrangement last?
The initial planned term runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2033, with an extension provision that could take it to 30 November 2036.
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.