AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Extracare Charitable Trust awarded BIP Solutions Limited a contract for eTendering and contract-management software. The contract record states it was signed on 20 July 2026 and runs from 21 July 2026 to 20 July 2031.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for supplier BIP Solutions Limited, covering lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold limited-competition software procurement with a stated gross contract value of £59,326.07 over five years.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 59326.07 GBP · active
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Award 1 names BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED as supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states a gross value of GBP 59,326.07. The value is reported at contract level and is not separately allocated beyond this single award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The process and contract document identify the notice as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
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% confidence20 July 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-07-20.
Contract commencement
99% confidence21 July 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-07-21.
Contract end
99% confidence20 July 2031
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2031-07-20.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£59,326.07 gross
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 59326.07 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1
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The published contract value is held on contract 1, which references awardID 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence20 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-07-20.
Contract start
99% confidence21 July 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-07-21.
Contract end
99% confidence20 July 2031
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2031-07-20.
Notice published
99% confidence21 October 2026
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The notice document datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-21.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceeTendering and contract management software
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The process title is "eTendering Software" and description is "eTendering and Contract Management software".
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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The award item lists CPV 48000000 with this description.
Lot coverage
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 is linked to related lot 1; no title or description is supplied for the lot.
Delivery geography
97% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The award item delivery address is region UK, country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - limited competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition data
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation information unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence21 July 2026 to 20 July 2031
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-07-21 to 2031-07-20.
Term length
98% confidenceFive years
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Calculated from the explicit contract start and end dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Pricing basis
99% confidenceGross contract value published; further pricing breakdown unknown
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Contract 1 provides amountGross only.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceSingle-supplier, single-lot software award
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One supplier is named on award 1, which is linked to lot 1; contract 1 links to that award.
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition
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The published tender procedure detail states "Below threshold - limited competition".
Contract timing
99% confidenceThe notice was published after signature and commencement
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The contract was signed on 20 July 2026, began on 21 July 2026, and the notice was published on 21 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Publication completeness
98% confidenceCore supplier, contract value, signature date and contract period are supplied.
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The contract record provides supplier linkage, gross value, dateSigned and start/end dates.
Award-date availability
99% confidenceAward decision date not supplied
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Award 1 has no award_date and no award date is stated in the source data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is listed with status only; its title, description and value fields are null.
Evaluation transparency
99% confidenceBid counts, bidder identities, scoring and reasons for selection are not supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award decision date is not published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The notice does not provide the number of bids, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale or savings.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- Only a gross contract value is published; no pricing or tax breakdown is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Extracare Charitable TrustBIP Solutions LimitedeTendering softwarecontract management softwareFind a Tenderbelow threshold limited competitionpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won The Extracare Charitable Trust eTendering software contract?
BIP Solutions Limited won award 1. Its supplied verified Companies House number is SC086146.
What is the contract value?
The linked contract has a published gross value of £59,326.07.
When does the contract run?
The record states that it was signed on 20 July 2026 and runs from 21 July 2026 to 20 July 2031.
What procedure was used?
The notice records a limited procedure described as below-threshold limited competition.
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