AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
North Northamptonshire Council has published contract details for Canva Enterprise licences, awarded directly to CANVA UK OPERATIONS LIMITED. The contract is stated as signed and active, with a maximum gross value of £35,520 over 12 months.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for CANVA UK OPERATIONS LIMITED.
Market significanceA below-threshold, direct software and communications-tools purchase for organisation-wide print and digital communications work.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CANVA UK OPERATIONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £35,520 gross contract value GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names CANVA UK OPERATIONS LIMITED as supplier. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 08825531 by company number. Contract 1, linked to award 1, has amountGross 35520 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 13 October 2026
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Notice document 096423-2026 datePublished: 2026-10-13T10:52:41+01:00.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; lot 1 status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status: "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed 28 September 2026
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Contract 1 status: "active" and dateSigned: 2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract maximum value
99% confidence£35,520 gross
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 35520 GBP; the tender description states this is the maximum value over the 12-month term.
Charging basis
98% confidenceLicences charged through a true-up process during the term
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Tender description states that licences are to be charged via a true-up process throughout the term.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence28 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence28 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate: 2026-10-28T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
99% confidence27 October 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate: 2027-10-27T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract details notice datePublished: 2026-10-13T10:52:41+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceCanva Enterprise licences for creating print and digital communications materials across the organisation
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Tender description.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot; no published lot title or separate lot description
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Tender lists lot 1 only, with no title or description.
Procurement categories
98% confidenceGoods, with services also listed
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods" and additionalProcurementCategories includes "services".
Classifications
99% confidenceSoftware package and information systems (CPV 48000000); advertising and marketing services (CPV 79340000)
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Award item additional classifications.
Delivery area
97% confidenceUKF25, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address region: UKF25.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement below threshold, without competition
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Tender procurementMethod: "direct"; procurementMethodDetails: "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competition or bid-count information supplied in the published notice
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The notice identifies a direct, without-competition procedure and contains no bid-count or evaluation data.
Legal basis
98% confidenceProcurement Act 2023 (2023/54)
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Tender legalBasis id: 2023/54, scheme: UKPGA.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence12 months, from 28 October 2026 to 27 October 2027
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Contract period dates; tender description refers to a 12-month term.
Contract value
99% confidenceMaximum gross value of £35,520
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Contract 1 amountGross: 35520 GBP; tender description states maximum value.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
91% confidenceThe stated maximum value and true-up charging indicate that licence spend may vary within the published cap during the term.
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Tender description states a £35,520 maximum and charging via a true-up process throughout the term.
Route to market
99% confidenceThe council used a below-threshold direct route without competition.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails: "Below threshold - without competition".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe £35,520 figure is a gross maximum contract value, not a published award-specific price breakdown or actual spend figure.
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Contract value is amountGross 35520 GBP; tender description calls it the maximum value.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.
Unpublished evaluation detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice on bids, scores, evaluation, pricing breakdown or award rationale.
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice on bid numbers, tender responses, evaluation scores, award rationale or savings.
- No published lot title, lot description, individual lot value, pricing breakdown or actual spend figure.
- No published extension or renewal option information.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
North Northamptonshire CouncilCANVA UK OPERATIONS LIMITEDCanva Enterprise licencessoftware procurementdirect award£35,520
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Canva Enterprise licences contract?
CANVA UK OPERATIONS LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 08825531.
What is the value and duration of the contract?
The published maximum gross value is £35,520. The contract runs from 28 October 2026 to 27 October 2027.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice records a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
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