AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The City of London has awarded and signed a one-year software service contract for M2A/CAMS to SOUTRON GLOBAL UK LTD. The published contract value is £40,798.20 gross.
Published outcomeA direct, below-threshold procurement without competition resulted in one active contract award.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier annual software-service contract with a defined 12-month term.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SOUTRON GLOBAL UK LTD
97% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 40798.20 GBP · Active
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Verified company name is SOUTRON GLOBAL UK LTD (company number 13577433). Award 1 names the supplier identifier GB-COH-13577433, and contract 1 is linked to award 1 with a gross value of GBP 40,798.20.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document is described as "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 1 September 2026
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Contract 1 has dateSigned "2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value (gross)
99% confidence£40,798.20
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 40798.2, currency GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1
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The published contract value is recorded on contract 1, which references awardID 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract start
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract period startDate is "2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00".
Contract end
99% confidence31 August 2027
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Contract period endDate is "2027-08-31T23:59:59+01:00".
Notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is "2026-10-12T15:38:38+01:00".
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceAnnual service contract for M2A and CAMS software for 2026 and 2027
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Notice title and description state that the contract is required for annual service of M2A and CAMS software for 2026 and 2027.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Classification
98% confidenceNetwork management software services (CPV 72511000)
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Award item 1 lists CPV 72511000, described as "Network management software services".
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender data contains lot 1; award 1 and its item are related to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition basis
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or award rationale is provided in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-09-01 to 2027-08-31.
Contract value basis
99% confidenceGross value
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The contract value is published in the amountGross field.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
96% confidenceSingle-supplier annual software-service arrangement
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One supplier is linked to one active award and a contract running for one year.
Route to market
99% confidenceDirect below-threshold procurement without competition
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The notice explicitly records a direct method and "Below threshold - without competition" details.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier-name discrepancy handled
99% confidenceThe published party name is "Soutron Global Inc", while company-number verification identifies SOUTRON GLOBAL UK LTD as the verified legal supplier.
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Supplier verification for company number 13577433 reports verifiedCompanyName "SOUTRON GLOBAL UK LTD" and nameMismatch true.
Unpublished lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Supplied lot record has null title, description and value fields.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo award date, bid count, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown, extension option or renewal terms are provided.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source supplier name, "Soutron Global Inc", differs from the verified legal company name SOUTRON GLOBAL UK LTD; this analysis uses the verified legal identity.
- No published award date, bid count, bid values, evaluation scores or award rationale is available.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separately allocated value.
- No extension, renewal or replacement terms are published; the term-end observation is not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
City of LondonSOUTRON GLOBAL UK LTDM2A CAMS softwaresoftware services contractdirect procurementFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the M2A/CAMS software service contract?
SOUTRON GLOBAL UK LTD is the verified legal supplier for the award. The published source supplier name was Soutron Global Inc.
What is the contract value?
The published gross contract value is £40,798.20.
When does the contract run?
The published term is 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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.