AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Bracknell Forest Borough Council has awarded and signed a six-month extension for business-intelligence dashboard development support covering children’s social care and related adults reporting work. The supplier named in the notice is KEY INTELLIGENCE LIMITED. The extension runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and is linked to an active contract with KEY INTELLIGENCE LIMITED. The contract record states it was signed on 30 September 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold direct award without competition for continuity of business-critical Power BI, SQL, Mosaic-data, Cascade and data-warehouse support.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
KEY INTELLIGENCE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £49,500 net; £59,400 gross shared contract value GBP · Active award and contract
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Award 1 identifies KEY INTELLIGENCE LIMITED as supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states amount £49,500 and amountGross £59,400.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 15 October 2026
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Contract document 097639-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-15T16:24:35+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-01 and endDate 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£49,500
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Contract 1 value.amount is 49500 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£59,400
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 59400 GBP.
Value context
92% confidenceThe notice says the extension brings the total value above £30,000 including VAT.
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Tender description states that the extension means total value now exceeds £30,000 inc VAT.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Signature date
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-30.
Start date
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01.
End date
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-03-31.
Published date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published on 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
98% confidenceBusiness-intelligence dashboard development support for children’s social care, with related adults reporting support.
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Tender description describes ongoing BI dashboard development support spanning adults and children’s services.
Technology and data focus
98% confidencePower BI, Cascade, Mosaic data, SQL scripting, data warehouse development, reports and dashboards.
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Tender description expressly lists these systems and activities.
Children’s social-care reporting areas
98% confidenceChild In Need; Children Looked After; Missing, CSE and CCE; PLO; Leaving Care; Step Ups and Step Downs; RAS; and LADO.
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These areas are listed in the tender description.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 85000000 — Health and social work services.
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Award item 1 carries CPV 85000000.
Delivery location
99% confidenceUKJ11
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Award item 1 gives delivery address region UKJ11.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procurement method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition information
97% confidenceNo competition was used; bidder numbers and evaluation information were not supplied.
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The stated method is below threshold without competition, and no bidder or evaluation records are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceSix months
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The description describes a further six months, while the stated period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
VAT treatment
99% confidence£49,500 excluding VAT and £59,400 including VAT.
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Contract value includes amount 49500 and amountGross 59400 GBP.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 has aboveThreshold set to false.
Extension context
98% confidenceThe notice describes the arrangement as a contract extension intended to maintain continuity of essential BI support.
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Tender description calls this a contract extension and states its continuity purpose.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Continuity requirement
96% confidenceThe buyer describes the support as essential and business-critical, indicating that service continuity is central to this extension.
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Tender description refers to essential BI support and ongoing business-critical dashboard development support.
Capability demand
98% confidenceThe scope combines dashboard delivery with technical support, data-warehouse improvement, troubleshooting and team upskilling.
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Tender description lists dashboard development, data-warehouse work, issue resolution, SQL and Power BI skills development.
Market route
99% confidenceThe extension was placed directly below threshold without competition.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity evidence
98% confidenceSupplier identity is based on the named supplier in the notice; no separately verified legal name or company number was supplied.
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Supplier verification fields contain no verified company name or number and status is not_applicable.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is identified, but no lot title, description or separate lot value was supplied.
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Lot 1 has no title, description or value in the supplied data.
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice data.
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Award 1 has no award_date.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied beyond the stated direct, below-threshold route without competition.
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No bid counts, tenderer list, scores or evaluation narrative are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No separate verified legal supplier name or company number was supplied; supplier identity is reported from the notice source name.
- No award date was supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Bid counts, other tenderers, evaluation criteria, scoring, pricing breakdowns and rationale for selecting the supplier were not supplied.
- No renewal, extension-option or future procurement terms were supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Bracknell Forest Borough CouncilKEY INTELLIGENCE LIMITEDPower BI dashboard developmentchildren's social carebusiness intelligence supportdirect awardcontract extension
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
KEY INTELLIGENCE LIMITED is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £49,500 excluding VAT and £59,400 including VAT.
When does the extension run?
The contract period is 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Was the contract competed?
No. The notice states a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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