AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Southampton City Council published an award and contract notice for Proquro, covering SaaS e-procurement and contract-management platform supply, implementation, data migration, training, integration and ongoing support. The contract record names MASTER SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTD and states a GBP 226,842 contract value and a signature date of 3 September 2026.
Published outcomeThe notice records one active award and one active contract linked to lot 1. The underlying lot is separately marked cancelled, creating an unresolved status contradiction.
Market significanceThis is a local-authority procurement of procurement-technology and support services through G-Cloud 14, using a procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MASTER SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTD
98% confidenceAward 095822-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 226842 GBP · Active award; linked active contract
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Award 095822-2026-1 names supplier GB-COH-08128692. Supplier verification confirms MASTER SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTD, company number 08128692. The linked contract value is GBP 226,842.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAward and contract notice
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Release history tags are "award" and "contract"; process notice type is "award, contract".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 095822-2026-1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 095822-2026-1 has status "active".
Contract conclusion evidence
99% confidenceSigned date recorded: 3 September 2026
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Contract 095822-2026-1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-03.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1 and the supplied lot record are both marked "cancelled".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidenceGBP 226,842
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Contract 095822-2026-1 states value amount 226842 and currency GBP.
Value basis
98% confidenceNot supplied
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No value basis is provided in the published record.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence3 September 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-09-03.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Process published_at and release date are 2026-10-09T16:39:53+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_start_at is null and no commencement date is supplied.
Contract end
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_end_at is null and no end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProquro SaaS e-procurement and contract management platform
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Tender title and description identify the Proquro platform.
Included services
99% confidenceSupply, implementation, data migration, training, integration and ongoing support
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Stated in the tender and lot 1 descriptions.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Primary classification record.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKJ32
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Tender item delivery address specifies region UKJ32.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Process and tender procurementMethod are "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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procurementMethodDetails is stated in the tender record.
Route to market
99% confidenceG-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14)
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Procurement method rationale states that the procurement used G-Cloud 14 (RM1557.14).
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No bid count, tenderer list, scores or evaluation narrative is published.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 095822-2026-1 is marked active.
Options
98% confidenceNo options
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Duration
99% confidenceUnknown
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No start date, end date or duration is supplied.
Pricing breakdown
99% confidenceNot supplied
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The record gives only a total contract value.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceFramework-based procurement through G-Cloud 14
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The stated procurement rationale cites G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement RM1557.14.
Service profile
99% confidenceImplementation and ongoing support accompany the software platform supply
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The published scope includes implementation, data migration, training, integration and ongoing support.
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot supplied
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The notice does not publish reasons for supplier selection, pricing comparison or evaluation results.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Status contradiction
99% confidenceActive award and contract records are linked to a cancelled lot
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Award and contract 095822-2026-1 are active, while related lot 1 is marked cancelled. The published data does not explain the discrepancy.
Timing information incomplete
99% confidenceContract start, end and duration are not supplied
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The corresponding process fields are null and no dates or duration appear in the contract record.
Commercial detail incomplete
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown, individual lot value, extension terms or renewal terms is provided.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal identity
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The supplier was verified by company number 08128692; no name mismatch or address-like source name was flagged.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The active award and active contract are linked to lot 1, but that lot is marked cancelled; the source does not resolve this contradiction.
- No contract start date, end date, duration, extension terms or renewal terms are supplied.
- No bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown or lot-level value is published.
- The total contract value is stated in the linked contract record; no separate award value is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Southampton City CouncilMASTER SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTDProquroG-Cloud 14e-procurement systemcontract management systempublic procurement software
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Proquro contract?
The award names MASTER SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTD, verified under company number 08128692.
What is the stated contract value?
The linked contract record states GBP 226,842.
Was the contract signed?
The contract record includes a dateSigned field of 3 September 2026.
What procurement route was used?
The notice states that the procurement used the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14).
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