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Local Plan Software

St Albans City & District Council

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21 Oct 2026 at 09:12

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

St Albans City and District Council has procured local plan consultation software, a software service to support consultation on the Council’s local plan. The requirement is classified as software and information systems. Delivery is in the South East of England. The procurement description identifies consultation software as the purpose; it does not describe specific functions or implementation tasks.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Objective Keystone UK Ltd. The award was made on 2 October 2026. The contract period runs from 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2030. The awarded value is £48,540.54. The Council used a selective procedure, making a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 15 September 2026. The requirement was treated as a services contract, and SMEs were considered suitable to compete. The procurement data gives no evaluation criteria beyond recording that the selection was made through this framework call-off.

For suppliers of local plan consultation software, this award is evidence that St Albans City and District Council buys a defined digital service to support public consultation on its local plan. A credible competitor when this requirement next comes to market would need to offer software suited to consultation on local planning policy, with the capability to support the Council’s consultation activity. The procurement was made through a framework call-off, so experience of supplying through an appropriate framework route would be commercially relevant. The Council identified the opportunity as suitable for SMEs, indicating that smaller software providers can be credible competitors. The scope described is focused on consultation software rather than wider planning systems or general-purpose software, so relevant product fit and experience in this specific use case matter most.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Local Plan Software

Notice Description

The Council has awarded a contract for local plan consultation software.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-f38ac062-580a-4bd9-a140-a2eb70a2229f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6acc4634-697d-4c27-8ede-268a7194b8c7
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
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
£48,540 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£48,540 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Oct 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 2030 3-4 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
St Albans City & District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ST ALBANS
Postcode
AL1 3JE
Postcode Area
St Albans
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH27 South West Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
St Albans
Electoral Ward
St Peters
Westminster Constituency
St Albans

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Objective Keystone UK Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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