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LIFT Dashboard

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

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08 Oct 2026 at 16:33

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Summary of the contracting process

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council commissioned a Low Income Family Tracker dashboard to help improve financial resilience across the council area. This is an IT service focused on a digital dashboard for tracking low-income families; the stated purpose is to support the council’s work on household financial resilience. Delivery is in Bradford, within the council area. The requirement is relevant to suppliers developing or providing data dashboards and related software or IT services for local authorities, particularly where the solution supports analysis of household or financial circumstances. The procurement concerns a defined dashboard service rather than general IT support or a broad council-wide technology programme.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Policy in Practice Ltd through a direct award. The award was made on 15 July 2026, with a value of £132,000. The awarded contract period runs from 20 May 2026 to 19 October 2028. The tender submission deadline was 1 May 2026. The published procurement information identifies one dashboard requirement and does not describe separate lots. The stated evaluation basis and detailed participation requirements are not part of the available process information; the method was direct award rather than an open competition. The selected supplier is Policy in Practice Ltd.

For suppliers preparing to compete for a comparable requirement from Bradford Council, the award shows demand for a family-tracking dashboard intended to support financial resilience work. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate the ability to deliver a functioning dashboard suited to local-authority use and to work with information about low-income households in a way that supports council analysis and decision-making. Relevant experience in public-sector data products, dashboard design and software delivery would help establish fit with the requirement. The procurement was directed to a large supplier, and the published suitability information indicates it was not considered suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises. Suppliers should therefore assess whether they have the capacity and relevant delivery credentials to meet a council-scale digital service requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

LIFT Dashboard

Notice Description

Low Income Family Tracker Dashboard to improve financial resilience across the council area

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-0ef90373-7617-4faa-8125-60f6f65d1575
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1d543803-27d3-4d97-9ab1-3edccadf0485
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£132,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jul 20263 months ago
Contract Period
20 May 2026 - 19 Oct 2028 2-3 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
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD1 1HX
Postcode Area
Bradford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Bradford West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Policy in Practice

Further Information

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