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Transformation

Braintree District Council

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30 Jul 2026 at 09:09

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Summary of the contracting process

Braintree District Council procured a digital capability assessment service: the WeChange.AI Navigator platform, supplied as a software and information-systems service. The platform is intended to support transformation activity by assessing digital capability. Delivery is for the council in the South East of England. The requirement sits within the Crown Commercial Service RM6237 Low Value Purchase System framework and was awarded to WeChange.AI Limited. This is a technology-led service opportunity rather than a general consultancy, construction or physical supply contract. Businesses operating digital assessment platforms, transformation-support tools or related software services would be the closest comparators. The buyer is Braintree District Council, based at Causeway House in Braintree, Essex.

The procurement is complete and was handled as a direct award under the RM6237 Low Value Purchase System framework. The contract was awarded to WeChange.AI Limited on 15 July 2026 for £32,500. The contract period runs from 29 July 2026 to 28 March 2028. The tender submission deadline was 2 July 2026 at 12:00. The procurement was classified as a services requirement, with software and information systems as its subject. The recorded suitability assessment identifies the opportunity as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The award is active, and the contract period matches the awarded period. No separate lots or alternative award recipients are recorded. The route was a direct award rather than an open competition.

For a supplier that did not win, this award demonstrates a council requirement for a defined digital capability assessment platform supporting transformation work, procured through a public-sector purchasing framework. A credible competitor would need a functioning software platform that can assess digital capability and provide a service suitable for council use, together with the operational capacity to support delivery across the requirement. Experience of public-sector technology procurement and eligibility to supply through the relevant Crown Commercial Service framework would be commercially important, because the buyer used a framework direct-award route rather than running a standalone open tender. The requirement was marked as suitable for SMEs, so a specialist technology business with a focused platform and reliable implementation support could be well placed when this type of need next reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Transformation

Notice Description

The Direct Award to supply the WeChange.AI Navigator digital capability assessment platform under the Crown Commercial Service RM6237 Low Value Purchase System framework

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-09aaaf60-527c-4a52-9a90-cdba6da1c9a9
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6366700a-6cbd-4be0-9691-d0bbd03656b7
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other - Direct Award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£32,500 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£32,500 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
29 Jul 2026 - 28 Mar 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Braintree District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRAINTREE
Postcode
CM7 9HB
Postcode Area
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Braintree
Electoral Ward
Bocking South
Westminster Constituency
Braintree

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WeChange.AI Limited

Further Information

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