AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS North of England Commissioning Support Unit awarded PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED a contract for a self-hosted Duende Identity Server Enterprise Licence. The contract was signed and started on 2 October 2026, with an end date of 25 August 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award, covering lot 1, was made to PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED. The published contract value is £15,659.96 excluding VAT (£18,791.95 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition software licence purchase for an NHS commissioning support organisation.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 15659.96 GBP · active
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Verified company name supplied for company number 02548628; award 1 names the supplier and contract 1 is linked to award 1. The value is published at contract level.
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" (UK7).
Tender status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 2 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-02.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£15,659.96
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Contract 1 value.amount is 15659.96 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£18,791.95
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 18791.95 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-02.
Contract start
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-02.
Contract end
99% confidence25 August 2027
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Contract period endDate is 2027-08-25.
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The UK7 contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-20.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSelf-hosted Duende Identity Server Enterprise Licence
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Tender description states that the requirement is for a "Duende Identity Server Self-Hosted Enterprise Licence".
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 lists CPV 48000000.
Lot coverage
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 is related to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - limited competition".
Legal basis
98% confidenceProcurement Act 2023
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Tender legalBasis is UKPGA 2023/54.
Competition information
99% confidenceBidder count and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence2 October 2026 to 25 August 2027
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Contract period runs from 2026-10-02 to 2027-08-25.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or renewal terms
98% confidenceNot stated
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No extension or renewal provision is supplied in the contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single-supplier software licence contract under a below-threshold limited competition.
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One active award names one supplier; the requirement is a self-hosted enterprise licence and the stated procedure is below-threshold limited competition.
Published pricing basis
99% confidenceBoth net and gross contract values are available; no unit pricing or licence-volume breakdown is supplied.
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Contract records amount and amountGross, but contains no pricing schedule or quantity data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification
99% confidenceVerified
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PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED was matched by company number 02548628; verification status is "verified".
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value is safely attributable to the sole award and supplier, which covers the sole published lot.
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award 1 names one supplier and is related to lot 1 only.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo award decision date, tender dates, submission deadline, bidder count, evaluation details, lot title, lot-specific value, licence quantities, pricing breakdown, or extension terms are provided.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide an award decision date, tender timetable, number of bidders, evaluation criteria, scores, or award rationale.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- No licence quantities, unit prices, pricing schedule, extension provision or renewal option is supplied.
- The estimated recompetition or renewal point is based only on the published contract end date and is not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITEDNHS North of England Commissioning Support UnitDuende Identity Serversoftware licencebelow-threshold procurementlimited competition
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Duende Identity Server contract?
PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED won award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published value is £15,659.96 excluding VAT and £18,791.95 including VAT.
When does the contract end?
The published contract end date is 25 August 2027.
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.