AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Plymouth City Council has concluded a direct, below-threshold contract with DELT SHARED SERVICES LIMITED for Eclipse Finance Module services covering Children’s, ASC residential and ASC non-residential payments.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for DELT SHARED SERVICES LIMITED. The contract was signed on 20 October 2026 and runs to 30 November 2026.
Market significanceThis is a short-term, below-threshold IT services contract awarded without competition, with a published net value of £102,164.25 and gross value of £122,597.10.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DELT SHARED SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £102,164.25 net; £122,597.10 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names DELT SHARED SERVICES LIMITED as supplier. The supplier is verified against Companies House number 09098450. Contract 1 is linked to award 1; its value is published at contract level, not as a supplier-specific allocation.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 099128-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is recorded as active.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is recorded as active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 20 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£102,164.25
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Contract 1 value.amount is 102164.25 GBP.
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£122,597.10
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 122597.10 GBP.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-20.
Contract start
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence30 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-30T23:59:59Z.
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-20T15:31:13+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceEclipse Finance Module
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The tender and contract title is Eclipse Finance Module.
Business areas named
99% confidenceChildren’s Eclipse Finance Module; ASC Residential Payments Eclipse Finance Module; ASC Non-Residential Payments Eclipse Finance Module
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These services are listed in the published tender description.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 records mainProcurementCategory as services.
CPV classification
99% confidence72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Award item 1 contains this CPV classification.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item 1 lists a delivery address in the UK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender records procurementMethod as direct.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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The tender records procurementMethodDetails as Below threshold - without competition.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competitive process is indicated by the published procedure detail.
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The published procedure is described as below threshold and without competition.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence20 October 2026 to 30 November 2026
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-10-20 to 2026-11-30.
Published term length
95% confidenceApproximately six weeks
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Calculated from the explicit contract start and end dates.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single-supplier direct award for a defined finance-module requirement
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One active award names one supplier, and the procurement method is direct.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published values apply to Contract 1 linked to Award 1.
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1 and publishes net and gross GBP amounts.
Evaluation rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot published separately
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Award 1 has no award_date value; contract signature and start dates are published.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Lot 1 is recorded as complete, but its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceBid count, bidder identities, scoring and award rationale are not published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract options
99% confidenceNo extension or renewal terms are published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: a separate award date, bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- Lot 1 is identified but has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are published; the renewal timing is only an estimate based on the stated end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Plymouth City CouncilDELT SHARED SERVICES LIMITEDEclipse Finance Modulefinance module contractIT servicesdirect awardbelow threshold procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Plymouth City Council’s Eclipse Finance Module contract?
DELT SHARED SERVICES LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 09098450.
What is the value of the Eclipse Finance Module contract?
The published contract value is £102,164.25 excluding VAT and £122,597.10 including VAT.
When does the Eclipse Finance Module contract run?
The published period is from 20 October 2026 to 30 November 2026.
Was the contract competed?
The notice describes the procedure as a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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