AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council has awarded and signed a contract with ZIPPORAH LTD for a cloud-hosted booking system supporting the DfE-funded Holiday Activities and Food Programme.
Published outcomeOne active award covers LOT-0000. The contract is stated to start on 1 November 2026 and end on 31 March 2029, with a potential extension of up to three years.
Market significanceThis is a public-sector software and support opportunity in the HAF programme, with published core contract value of £48,000 excluding VAT (£57,600 including VAT) and conditional extension potential.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ZIPPORAH LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots LOT-0000 · Shared contract value: £48,000 excluding VAT; £57,600 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names ZIPPORAH LTD as its supplier for LOT-0000. Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to company number 04826999. The value is published on the linked contract, rather than allocated separately by supplier.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete / active contract record
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Tender LOT-0000 is marked complete; award 1 and contract 1 are marked active.
Award decision date
95% confidence28 September 2026
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Award record 1 lists award_date as 2026-09-28.
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly lists dateSigned as 2026-10-13.
Contract start
99% confidence1 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-11-01.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2029
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2029-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Signed contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£48,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 48000 GBP.
Signed contract value including VAT
99% confidence£57,600
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 57600 GBP.
Award-record value
95% confidence£24,000
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The separate award record lists value_amount of 24000 GBP.
Tender value ceiling
85% confidence£250,000
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Process-level value_max is 250000 GBP; no basis is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence3 July 2026
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Release history lists Tender notice on Find a Tender released on 2026-07-03.
Submission deadline
99% confidence3 August 2026, 12:00 UTC
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-08-03T12:00:00+00:00.
Award decision
95% confidence28 September 2026
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Award record 1 lists award_date as 2026-09-28.
Award notice published
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Release history lists a Contract award notice released on 2026-10-05.
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract document and release history list publication on 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceCloud-hosted booking system for the DfE-funded Holiday Activities and Food Programme
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Procurement description states the Council sought a provider to deliver a cloud hosted booking system for HAF.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Process main_category and award mainProcurementCategory are services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Award item for LOT-0000 lists CPV 72000000.
Delivery area
94% confidenceBradford region (UKE41), United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is UKE41; buyer is located in Bradford.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurement_method_details is Open procedure.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot: LOT-0000
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Tender lists LOT-0000 and award 1 relates to that lot.
Competition data
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or ranking is supplied in the notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Core term
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 March 2029
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Contract period provides these start and end dates.
Extension provision
99% confidenceUp to three years, linked to DfE funding for HAF
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Contract renewal description states this explicitly; maxExtentDate is 31 March 2032.
Options
99% confidenceFurther development support may be purchased as required
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Contract options description states this explicitly.
Extension conditions
98% confidenceDependent on DfE funding and contract performance; the Council reserves the right to amend support scope during extension periods
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Tender description sets out these conditions.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published £48,000 excluding-VAT contract value differs from the £24,000 award-record value and £250,000 process ceiling.
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These three figures appear in the contract, award and process records respectively.
Commercial flexibility
99% confidenceThe buyer has a stated option to purchase further development support as required.
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Contract options description states this.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value inconsistency
99% confidencePublished financial figures differ across records: £24,000 on the award record, £48,000 excluding VAT / £57,600 including VAT on the signed contract, and a £250,000 process-level ceiling with no stated basis.
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Award, contract and process fields provide these respective values.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLOT-0000 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
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Lot record contains null title, description and value fields.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice data.
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No bid totals, scores, rankings or evaluation narrative is included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published award, signed-contract and process-level values differ; the notice data does not explain the relationship between them.
- No bid count, unsuccessful suppliers, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is supplied.
- No title, detailed description or separate value is published for LOT-0000.
- The extension is conditional and should not be treated as committed future spend.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Holiday Activities and Food booking systemHAF booking systemCity of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilZIPPORAH LTDpublic sector software contractDfE HAF programme
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Bradford HAF booking system contract?
ZIPPORAH LTD won award 1 for LOT-0000. Its identity was verified by an exact-name match to company number 04826999.
What is the published contract value?
The signed contract value is £48,000 excluding VAT and £57,600 including VAT. A separate award record shows £24,000, so the published figures are inconsistent.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2029. It may be extended by up to three years, subject to the stated conditions.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signing date of 13 October 2026.
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.