AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Durham County Council has published contract details for third-party Documation support for NIS2 compliance. The contract is signed with DOCUMATION SOFTWARE LIMITED and runs for one year from 17 October 2026.
Published outcomeA direct, below-threshold procurement without competition resulted in one active award and an active signed contract with DOCUMATION SOFTWARE LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier software-support requirement valued at £30,863.15 excluding VAT (£37,035.78 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DOCUMATION SOFTWARE LIMITED
100% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £30,863.15 excluding VAT; £37,035.78 including VAT (contract-level value) GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-02528958. Supplier verification matches Companies House number 02528958 to DOCUMATION SOFTWARE LIMITED. The sole contract linked to award 1 states the values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
100% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" (UK7).
Award status
100% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
100% confidenceActive signed contract
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Contract 1 has status "active" and dateSigned of 2026-10-09.
Contract period
100% confidence17 October 2026 to 16 October 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-17 and endDate is 2027-10-16.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
100% confidence£30,863.15
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Contract 1 value.amount is 30863.15 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
100% confidence£37,035.78
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 37035.78 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceContract-level value for the sole award and supplier
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One contract is linked to award 1, which names one supplier and one related lot.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
100% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09.
Notice published
100% confidence9 October 2026, 14:35 BST
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-09T14:35:34+01:00.
Contract start
100% confidence17 October 2026
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Contract 1 startDate is 2026-10-17.
Contract end
100% confidence16 October 2027
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Contract 1 endDate is 2027-10-16.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
100% confidenceThird-party support for Documation for NIS2 compliance
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The procurement description states: "Renewal of third party support for Documation for NIS2 compliance."
Procurement category
100% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Classification
100% confidenceCPV 48100000 — Industry specific software package
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The awarded item carries CPV 48100000.
Delivery region
100% confidenceUKC14
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The awarded item lists delivery address region UKC14.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
100% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition approach
100% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Lots
100% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1)
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The tender contains Lot 1 and award 1 relates to Lot 1.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract duration
100% confidenceOne year
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The stated period runs from 17 October 2026 to 16 October 2027.
Above-threshold status
100% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or renewal options
100% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
95% confidenceSingle-supplier, one-year support arrangement
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The contract is linked to one award, one supplier and a period from 17 October 2026 to 16 October 2027.
Route to market
100% confidenceDirect below-threshold procurement without competition
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The published tender procedure is direct and described as below threshold without competition.
Stated context
95% confidenceThe requirement is described as a renewal of third-party support
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The published description uses the word "Renewal"; it does not identify the prior contract or establish supplier incumbency.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
100% confidenceVerified
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The supplied verification matched the supplier to Companies House number 02528958 and legal name DOCUMATION SOFTWARE LIMITED by company number.
Award decision date
100% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied record.
Lot detail
100% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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The supplied lot record contains no title, description or value amount.
Evaluation detail
100% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No scores, selection rationale, bid count or pricing breakdown is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is published.
- Information on evaluation, bid numbers, selection rationale, savings and pricing breakdown is not supplied in the published notice.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension or renewal option is published. The estimated October 2027 re-procurement point is derived only from the stated contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Durham County CouncilDOCUMATION SOFTWARE LIMITEDDocumationNIS2 compliancesoftware support contractdirect procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Documation support contract?
DOCUMATION SOFTWARE LIMITED, verified under company number 02528958.
What is the contract value?
£30,863.15 excluding VAT, or £37,035.78 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
From 17 October 2026 to 16 October 2027.
Was the procurement competed?
No. The published procedure is direct and below threshold without competition.
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