Notice Information
Notice Title
Robotic Process Automation
Notice Description
Award under the Crown Commercial Service G Cloud 14 framework agreement - 2025/S 000-043195 This is to continue to automate and streamline repetitive back office processes by using Local Authority RPA (Robotic Process Automation
Lot Information
Lot 1
Award under the Crown Commercial Service G Cloud 14 framework agreement - 2025/S 000-043195. This is to continue to automate and streamline repetitive back office processes by using Local Authority RPA (Robotic Process Automation
Procurement Information
This award avoids costs associated with the introduction of a new and non-configured system and gives the Council the ability to deliver customisations within timescale so as to avoid business interruption to a critical business system with alignment with the ongoing business change programme. Section 32.(2) of the PCR 2015 provides that; "The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases: - b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons: - (i) the aim of the procurement is the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance, (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons, (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights, but only, in the case of paragraphs (ii) and (iii), where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement;
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0497c2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077320-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, 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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £606,541 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Nov 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Sep 20241 years 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
- CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Michael Ashworth
- Contact Email
- michael.ashworth@cheshireeast.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1270686953
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SANDBACH
- Postcode
- CW11 1HZ
- Post Town
- Crewe
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD62 Cheshire East
- Delivery Location
- TLD6 Cheshire
-
- Local Authority
- Cheshire East
- Electoral Ward
- Crewe Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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