AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Herefordshire Council published an award and contract notice for Modern.Gov annual support and maintenance under CCS RM6259, Vertical Application Solutions Lot 4. The notice identifies CIVICA UK LIMITED as supplier and records a £12,800 contract signed on 1 April 2026. However, the underlying lot is marked cancelled while the award and contract are marked active.
Published outcomeAward and contract record published for CIVICA UK LIMITED, subject to a material status inconsistency between the cancelled lot and active award/contract records.
Market significanceA small-value, framework-based purchase for Modern.Gov support and maintenance using a procedure without prior publication of a competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CIVICA UK LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 095376-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 12800 GBP · Verified supplier on active award; associated contract is active
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The award names Civica UK Ltd for lot 1. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 01628868 to CIVICA UK LIMITED. The linked contract records GBP 12,800.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The award/contract notice was published at 2026-10-08T16:07:02+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 095376-2026-1 is recorded with status active.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 095376-2026-1 is recorded with status active.
Contract signature date
99% confidence1 April 2026
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Contract 095376-2026-1 includes dateSigned 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is recorded with status cancelled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£12,800
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Contract 095376-2026-1 records value amount 12800 in GBP.
Value basis
93% confidenceContract value; pricing basis not published
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A contract-level value is supplied, but no value basis or pricing breakdown is provided.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 April 2026
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The contract record states dateSigned 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The release history records publication on 2026-10-08T16:07:02+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceModern.Gov annual support and maintenance
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The title and description state “Modern.Gov Annual Support and Maintenance”.
Framework route
99% confidenceCCS RM6259, Vertical Application Solutions, Lot 4; VAS - ModGov-75
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The description states that the purchase was made under VAS - ModGov-75 of CCS RM6259 Vertical Application Solutions Framework Lot 4.
Service classification
98% confidenceCPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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The tender classification is CPV 72000000.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKG11
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The item delivery address identifies region UKG11.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
98% confidenceLimited
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The tender record states procurementMethod limited.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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The procurementMethodDetails field states this procedure detail.
Award route rationale
99% confidenceAward under framework RM6259, Lot 4
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The procurement rationale states that the contract was awarded under framework RM6259 for Vertical Application Solutions / Lot 4.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation scores or award-ranking information is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 095376-2026-1 is marked active.
Signature
99% confidenceSigned on 1 April 2026
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The contract record explicitly provides a dateSigned field.
Start and end dates
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null, and no contract period is stated.
Options
97% confidenceNo options recorded for lot 1
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Lot 1 has hasOptions set to false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
97% confidenceFramework call-off style purchase under RM6259 Lot 4
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The notice says the contract was awarded under the RM6259 framework, Vertical Application Solutions / Lot 4.
Award economics
98% confidence£12,800 recorded contract value
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The linked active contract records GBP 12,800; no pricing schedule or cost breakdown is published.
Evaluation insight
99% confidenceReason for supplier selection not published
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The notice provides no evaluation narrative, scores, quality criteria or comparative bid information.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material status inconsistency
99% confidenceLot 1 is cancelled, but its linked award and contract are both active
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Lot 1 has status cancelled; award 095376-2026-1 and contract 095376-2026-1 each have status active.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceVerified legal identity
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The supplier was matched by Companies House number 01628868 to CIVICA UK LIMITED.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No award date, contract start/end date, duration, pricing breakdown, bid count or evaluation detail is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains a material lifecycle contradiction: lot 1 is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract are marked active. This analysis does not resolve that contradiction.
- No award date is supplied.
- Contract start date, end date, duration, extension terms and renewal terms are not supplied in the published notice.
- No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, selection rationale or pricing breakdown is supplied.
- The £12,800 amount is recorded at contract level; no separate lot-value field or value basis is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Herefordshire CouncilCIVICA UK LIMITEDModern.GovRM6259Vertical Application SolutionsIT support contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as the supplier?
CIVICA UK LIMITED is the verified legal supplier name. The source notice presents the name as Civica UK Ltd.
What is the recorded contract value?
The linked contract records a value of £12,800 GBP.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly states a signature date of 1 April 2026.
Is there a data issue in the notice?
Yes. The award and contract are marked active, while the linked lot is marked cancelled.
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