Notice Information
Notice Title
Electoral Management System 2026-28 (RM1557.14)
Notice Description
Provision of a cloud-based electoral management system to include postal vote scanning, boundary and polling station mapping, canvass and elector registration, candidate registration, venue management, election staffing, and communications with temporary electoral staff. Direct award via Lot 2 (cloud software) of Crown Commercial Services framework RM1557.14 G-Cloud 14 (FTS 2025/S 000-043195)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-4d3e8c60-1ea2-4e98-b173-b2672b1e6687
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a95bcca8-023e-4dd8-bdf2-a5b2623cf34f
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- £80,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £80,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 2 Feb 2026 - 2 Feb 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
- FOLKESTONE & HYTHE DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- FOLKESTONE
- Postcode
- CT20 2QY
- Post Town
- Canterbury
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ44 East Kent
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Electoral Ward
- Folkestone Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a95bcca8-023e-4dd8-bdf2-a5b2623cf34f
10th February 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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