AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority awarded BIP Solutions Ltd a direct, below-threshold contract for the Delta eSourcing platform for Essex County Fire and Rescue Service.
Published outcomeActive award and active contract recorded. The contract was signed on 2 October 2026, runs from 15 November 2026 to 14 November 2031, and is valued at £49,075 excluding VAT (£58,890 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a five-year below-threshold direct software procurement for an eSourcing platform, with BIP Solutions Ltd identified as an SME supplier.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BIP Solutions Ltd
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £49,075 excluding VAT; £58,890 including VAT GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names BIP Solutions Ltd as its sole supplier. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and states GBP 49,075 amount and GBP 58,890 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type and contract document description.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 2 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-02T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract commencement
99% confidence15 November 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate: 2026-11-15T00:00:00+00:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£49,075
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Contract 1 value.amount is 49075 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£58,890
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 58890 GBP.
Value attribution
98% confidenceSingle-supplier contract value
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Document 094839-2026 datePublished and process published_at.
Contract start date
99% confidence15 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Contract end date
99% confidence14 November 2031
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
Stated contract period
99% confidence15 November 2026 to 14 November 2031 (approximately five years)
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProvision of the Delta eSourcing platform for Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
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Process and tender description.
Procurement category
98% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is goods.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 48000000 — Software package and information systems
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Award item additional classification.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1)
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Tender lists lot 1; award 1 and contract 1 relate to it.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKH3, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address region is UKH3.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is direct.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
95% confidenceNo competitive process is indicated; bidder count is not stated.
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The procedure is recorded as below threshold without competition; no tenderer or bid-count data is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Term
99% confidence15 November 2026 to 14 November 2031
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Contract 1 period.
Signed date
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, renewal option, or variation terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
98% confidenceDirect below-threshold award for eSourcing software
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Tender procedure is direct and below threshold without competition; scope is the Delta eSourcing platform.
Supplier-market signal
98% confidenceThe named supplier is an SME and holds a five-year active contract for the stated platform requirement.
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Supplier scale is SME; contract period is 15 November 2026 to 14 November 2031.
Award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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No award rationale, evaluation record, pricing comparison, or supplier-selection justification is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value availability
99% confidenceContract value is available, although the top-level process and award value fields are blank.
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Contract 1 contains net and gross GBP values; process and extracted award value fields are null.
Award date
99% confidenceUnknown
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Extracted award_date is null and no explicit award decision date is supplied.
Tender competition data
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No bidder, tenderer, score, or evaluation data is present.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no title or description.
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Supplied lot record contains null title and description.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data does not state an award decision date.
- No bidder count, evaluation criteria, award rationale, tender prices, or scores are supplied.
- Lot 1 has no title, description, or separate value.
- The top-level process and extracted award records have null value fields, while the linked contract provides the net and gross value.
- No extension, renewal option, or modification information is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
BIP Solutions LtdEssex County Fire and Rescue ServiceDelta eSourcing platformeSourcing software contractpublic procurement softwareFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Procurement eSourcing Platform contract?
BIP Solutions Ltd is the sole supplier named for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £49,075 excluding VAT and £58,890 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The stated period is 15 November 2026 to 14 November 2031.
Was this competitively tendered?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition.
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