Blackpool Council awards £120k EHCP software contract to IDOX SOFTWARE LTD

Tender information last checkedLast checked 12 Oct 2026, 14:11.

Opportunity overview

Education, Health and Care Plan Software Call-Off Contract from the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14) Lot 2: Cloud software. For the provision of Hosting, Support & Maintenance of Idox EHC Hub

Awarded to

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IDOX SOFTWARE LIMITED

Matched by number

Contract value: £120k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 11 Oct 2026
Award ID: 096049-2026-1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 02933889
Location: Surrey, UK, GU21 5SB, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV48190000 — Educational software package

Lots

For the provision of Hosting, Support & Maintenance of Idox EHC Hub The Education, Health and Care Plan Software is procured via a Call-Off Contract from the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14) Lot 2: Cloud software.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: ocds-h6vhtk-078594
Status: complete
Main Procurement Category: goods
Procurement Method: limited
Procurement Method Details: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen: Procured under a compliant Framework following a desk based evaluation of suitable providers CCS G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14) Lot 2

Legal basis

Id: 32014L0024
Scheme: CELEX

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 48190000
Description: Educational software package

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id: D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: For the provision of Hosting, Support & Maintenance of Idox EHC Hub The Education, Health and Care Plan Software is procured via a Call-Off Contract from the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14) Lot 2: Cloud software.
Has Options: No
Status: cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Type: price

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKD42

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Blackpool Borough Council
Id: GB-FTS-182145

Identifier

Legal Name: Blackpool Borough Council
No Identifier Rationale: notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address: PO Box 11, Town Hall
Locality: Blackpool
Region: UKD42
Postal Code: FY11NB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Name: Sarah Manderson
Telephone: +44 1253478531
Email: sarah.manderson@blackpool.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.blackpool.gov.uk/Home.aspx ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_CA_TYPE
Id: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description: Regional or local authority

Entry 2

Scheme: COFOG
Id: 01
Description: General public services

Organisation 2

Name: IDOX SOFTWARE LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-02933889

Identifier

Legal Name: IDOX SOFTWARE LIMITED
Id: 02933889
Scheme: GB-COH

Address

Locality: Surrey
Region: UK
Postal Code: GU21 5SB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme

Organisation 3

Name: High Court Justice
Id: GB-FTS-4785

Identifier

Legal Name: High Court Justice

Address

Locality: London
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1

Id: 096049-2026-1
Status: active

Related lots

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-02933889
Name: IDOX SOFTWARE LIMITED

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 096049-2026-1
Award ID: 096049-2026-1
Status: active
Date Signed: 12 Oct 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount: 120,000
Currency: GBP

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Blackpool · UKD42 · FY11NB · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKD42

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

096049-2026award, contract · 12 Oct 2026, 12:56

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Blackpool Borough Council published an award and contract notice for Education, Health and Care Plan Software: hosting, support and maintenance of the Idox EHC Hub. The notice identifies IDOX SOFTWARE LTD (company number 02933889) as supplier under a G-Cloud 14 Lot 2 call-off.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeAward and contract noticeEvidence: Release history records notice type "award, contract".
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 096049-2026-1 has status "active".
Contract statusActiveEvidence: Contract 096049-2026-1 has status "active".

91% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 096049-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078594
First published: 12 Oct 2026
Last checked: 12 Oct 2026, 14:11
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 12 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

The source records an active award and active contract with a stated signed date of 12 October 2026. The reported contract value is £120,000.

Market significance

This is a £120,000 public-sector cloud-software call-off for EHCP software services, made through the CCS G-Cloud 14 framework rather than an open competition.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

IDOX SOFTWARE LTD

97% confidence

Award 096049-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 120000 GBP · Active award and contract

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Verified supplier identity is IDOX SOFTWARE LTD, company number 02933889. Award 096049-2026-1 identifies the supplier and relates to lot 1. The contract record linked to this award states £120,000; this is a contract-level value for the single reported supplier and award.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Award and contract notice

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Release history records notice type "award, contract".

Award status

98% confidence

Active

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Award 096049-2026-1 has status "active".

Contract status

98% confidence

Active

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Contract 096049-2026-1 has status "active".

Contract signature date

99% confidence

12 October 2026

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Contract 096049-2026-1 states dateSigned: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.

Lot status

99% confidence

Cancelled

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Lot 1 is marked "cancelled" despite the related award and contract being marked active.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value

99% confidence

£120,000

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Contract 096049-2026-1 states value amount 120000 and currency GBP.

Lot value

99% confidence

Unknown

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No lot-level value is supplied.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Notice published

99% confidence

12 October 2026

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Process published_at is 2026-10-12T12:56:46+01:00.

Contract signed

99% confidence

12 October 2026

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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.

Contract start

99% confidence

Unknown

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No contract start date is supplied.

Contract end

99% confidence

Unknown

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No contract end date is supplied.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Hosting, support and maintenance of Idox EHC Hub education, health and care plan software.

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Tender and lot descriptions state that the call-off is for hosting, support and maintenance of Idox EHC Hub.

Framework route

99% confidence

CCS G-Cloud 14 (RM1557.14), Lot 2: Cloud software

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Tender description and procurement rationale identify G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement RM1557.14, Lot 2.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 48190000 — Educational software package

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Tender classification lists CPV 48190000.

Delivery area

94% confidence

UKD42

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The item delivery address specifies region UKD42.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Limited

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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".

Procedure detail

99% confidence

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this wording.

Stated route rationale

98% confidence

Call-off under G-Cloud 14 after a desk-based evaluation of suitable providers.

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Procurement rationale states the procurement was under the compliant framework following a desk-based evaluation of suitable providers.

Award criterion

95% confidence

Price

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Lot 1 award criteria lists a price criterion.

Competition and evaluation results

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Options

98% confidence

No options reported

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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.

Duration

99% confidence

Unknown

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No start date, end date or duration is supplied.

Extension terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial route

99% confidence

Framework call-off

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The notice describes a call-off from G-Cloud 14 Lot 2.

Value interpretation

98% confidence

£120,000 is reported at contract level.

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The amount appears in the contract record, not in the lot or award value fields.

Pricing detail

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

91%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078594
Analysed: 12 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Blackpool Borough Council

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Buyer party is named Blackpool Borough Council.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Regional or local authority

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Buyer classification is TED_CA_TYPE: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Blackpool, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists Blackpool, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier legal identity

99% confidence

IDOX SOFTWARE LTD (company number 02933889)

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Supplier verification matched company number 02933889 and provides verified company name IDOX SOFTWARE LTD.

Supplier size

95% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details classify the supplier scale as "sme".

Source supplier name

99% confidence

IDOX SOFTWARE LIMITED

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The source award party names IDOX SOFTWARE LIMITED; supplier verification confirms the same company number and verified name IDOX SOFTWARE LTD.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Renewal timing

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

No explicit contract end date is supplied, so no renewal timing estimate can be calculated.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Conflicting lot and award lifecycle data

99% confidence

Lot 1 is marked cancelled while its linked award and contract are both marked active.

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Lot 1 status is "cancelled"; award and contract 096049-2026-1 are "active".

Missing term dates

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

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Contract start and end fields are null.

No published award date

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

View supporting evidence

The award record has no award_date.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The source contains a lifecycle contradiction: lot 1 is cancelled, while the linked award and contract are active. This analysis does not resolve that contradiction.
No contract start date, end date, duration, extension terms or renewal terms are published.
No award date, bidder count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown or detailed evaluation outcome is published.
No lot-level value is published; the £120,000 amount is reported in the linked contract record.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is the reported supplier?

IDOX SOFTWARE LTD, company number 02933889, is the verified supplier linked to the award.

What is the reported contract value?

The contract record reports a value of £120,000.

Was the contract signed?

The contract record reports a signed date of 12 October 2026.

What is being procured?

Hosting, support and maintenance for the Idox EHC Hub education, health and care plan software.

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.

Education, Health and Care Plan Software

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

IDOX SOFTWARE LIMITED

Classification

Lots

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Classification

Covered By

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Award criteria

Criteria

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Roles

Details

Identifier

Address

Roles

Award information

Related lots

Suppliers

Contracts and changes

Value

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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