Notice Information
Notice Title
Mini-competition for the procurement of a planning and regulatory services software replacement
Notice Description
Contract Award for supplier to provide a single IT platform to support the business functions of Planning, Building Control and Land Charges; Regulatory Services: Waste; and Private Sector Housing. This follows a tender undertaken in the form of a further-competition utilising Crown Commercial Services' 'Vertical Application Solutions' (VAS) framework, RM6259, Lot 3, and was tendered in line with the terms and conditions of that framework. These services cross the Economy and Environment, and Community Wellbeing directorates of the council.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Contract Award for supplier to provide a single IT platform to support the business functions of Planning, Building Control and Land Charges; Regulatory Services: Waste; and Private Sector Housing. This follows a tender undertaken in the form of a further-competition utilising Crown Commercial Services' 'Vertical Application Solutions' (VAS) framework, RM6259, Lot 3, and was tendered in line with the terms and conditions of that framework. These services cross the Economy and Environment, and Community Wellbeing directorates of the council. The initial contract term is 6 years, with the option to extend by a further 2 years. The stated contract value includes the optional extension period.
Options: Option to extend by 2 years following initial contract term.
Procurement Information
Call-off from a framework agreement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0486b9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034819-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- 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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,130,997 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Aug 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Mr Cosmo Hiron
- Contact Email
- cosmo.hiron@herefordshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1432383073
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HEREFORD
- Postcode
- HR4 0LE
- Post Town
- Hereford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG11 Herefordshire, County of
- Delivery Location
- TLG11 Herefordshire, County of
-
- Local Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Electoral Ward
- Widemarsh
- Westminster Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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