AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
London Borough of Brent awarded Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) licence subscription renewal services to SITECORE UK LTD. The published contract record states that it was signed on 18 September 2026 and runs from 24 September 2026 to 22 September 2028.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for SITECORE UK LTD. Contract value is £160,925 excluding VAT (£193,110 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold software licence renewal for a local authority, covering Sitecore XP subscription-related services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SITECORE UK LTD.
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £160,925 excluding VAT; £193,110 including VAT GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-05505160; contract 1 is linked to award 1. Supplier identity is verified by Companies House number 05505160.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type: "Contract details notice on Find a Tender"; published 13 October 2026.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status: "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status: "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 18 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: "2026-09-18T00:00:00+01:00".
Contract term
99% confidence24 September 2026 to 22 September 2028
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£160,925
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Contract 1 value amount: 160925 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£193,110
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Contract 1 value amountGross: 193110 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence18 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Contract start
99% confidence24 September 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate.
Contract end
99% confidence22 September 2028
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Contract 1 period endDate.
Notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract details notice 096751-2026 datePublished.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSitecore Experience Platform (XP) licence subscription renewal
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Process title and description: "Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) Licence Renewal" and "CONTRACT FOR SITECORE EXPERIENCE PLATFORM LICENCE SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory: "services".
Service classifications
98% confidenceIT services (CPV 72222300) and software-related services (CPV 72260000)
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Award item 1 additionalClassifications.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 relatedLots and item relatedLot both identify lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Threshold/procedure detail
98% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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Tender procurementMethodDetails: "Below threshold - unknown"; contract aboveThreshold: false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, tender submissions, evaluation results or procurement method is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceApproximately two years, from 24 September 2026 to 22 September 2028
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
VAT treatment
99% confidence£160,925 excluding VAT; £193,110 including VAT
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Contract value.amount and value.amountGross.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or variation terms are stated in the supplied contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceA single-supplier licence subscription renewal with one recorded lot
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One award, one named supplier and related lot 1 are recorded; requirement description specifies a licence subscription renewal.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published contract-level value is not separately allocated to the lot
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Contract 1 provides a total value, while lot 1 has no published value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification status is verified, using Companies House number 05505160; verified legal name is SITECORE UK LTD.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Lot 1 contains status only; no title, description or value is supplied.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No procurement method, bidder count, scoring, tender prices or award rationale is provided.
Contract document availability
99% confidenceThe notice states that the contract itself is not required to be published because it is below threshold
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Document A-24066 description: "As this is a below threshold contract there is no requirement to publish the contract itself".
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No bidder count, procurement route, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale or tender pricing has been supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value, so the contract value cannot be allocated further.
- No extension, renewal-option, variation or price-breakdown terms are published.
- The underlying contract document is not published; the notice says this is not required for the below-threshold contract.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
London Borough of BrentSITECORE UK LTD.Sitecore Experience PlatformSitecore XPlicence renewalsoftware-related servicesFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the Sitecore XP licence renewal award?
SITECORE UK LTD., verified against Companies House number 05505160.
What is the contract value?
£160,925 excluding VAT, or £193,110 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
From 24 September 2026 to 22 September 2028.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The published contract record gives a signature date of 18 September 2026.
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