AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Trinity House awarded a direct, below-threshold procurement for procurement-publication, tender and contract-management software to BIP Soultions Limited, using the supplier name as published. The contract record states it was signed on 15 October 2026 and is scheduled to run from 29 November 2026 to 28 November 2029.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract record are reported for award 1 / lot 1. The published contract value is £49,995 excluding VAT (£59,994 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, without-competition software procurement by a central-government public authority. The notice does not publish evaluation, alternative bidders, pricing detail or the rationale for direct award.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BIP Soultions Limited
96% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £49,995 excluding VAT; £59,994 including VAT GBP · Award and contract records active
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Award 1 identifies supplier “BIP Soultions Limited”; the linked contract has value amount £49,995 and amountGross £59,994.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published notice is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Award record status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract record status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-10-15.
Scheduled contract period
99% confidence29 November 2026 to 28 November 2029
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Contract 1 period states startDate 2026-11-29 and endDate 2029-11-28.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£49,995
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Contract 1 value.amount is 49995 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£59,994
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 59994 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceThe published contract value relates to the single linked contract and award; no separate lot-level value is published.
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Contract 1 links to award 1; lot 1 has no published value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026, 11:44 BST
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Notice publication timestamp: 2026-10-15T11:44:38+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-15.
Contract start
99% confidence29 November 2026
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Contract 1 startDate: 2026-11-29.
Contract end
99% confidence28 November 2029
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Contract 1 endDate: 2029-11-28.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSoftware to securely manage Trinity House procurement and contract-management documentation and selection, including a free service for Trinity House suppliers and potential suppliers.
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Published procurement description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “goods”.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 48000000 — Software package and information systems
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKI (London)
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Award item delivery address region is UKI.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bidder count, evaluation results or award rationale is published in the supplied notice data.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence3 years
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The stated period runs from 29 November 2026 to 28 November 2029.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo; marked below threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model signal
96% confidenceThe scope includes a free-of-charge service for Trinity House suppliers and potential suppliers.
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Published procurement description.
Market-access signal
99% confidenceThe procurement was conducted directly and below threshold without competition.
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Published procurement method detail.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceThe published supplier name is retained as an unverified source name because no verified legal company name or company number is supplied.
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Supplier verification status is not_applicable; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is identified but has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, scores, evaluation narrative or award rationale is included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier name “BIP Soultions Limited” is a source-reported, unverified identity; no verified legal company name or company number is supplied.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation criteria or scores, direct-award rationale, detailed pricing, lot title, lot description and lot-level value.
- No extension, renewal, termination or variation terms are published; the reprocurement horizon is only an estimate based on the stated end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Trinity House procurement software contractBIP Soultions Limitedtender management softwarecontract management softwareFind a Tender award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Trinity House procurement software contract?
The published award names BIP Soultions Limited. No verified legal company name is supplied in the source data.
What is the published contract value?
£49,995 excluding VAT and £59,994 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The record states 29 November 2026 to 28 November 2029, and records signature on 15 October 2026.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice describes 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.