Award

Countryside Access Management Software (CAMS)

CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL

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TenderUpdate

29 Oct 2025 at 13:40

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08 Sep 2025 at 10:24

Award

08 Sep 2025 at 09:58

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14 Apr 2025 at 08:25

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14 Oct 2024 at 09:38

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04 Oct 2024 at 08:04

Award

03 Sep 2024 at 13:37

Summary of the contracting process

Cheshire East Council is initiating the procurement process for the Countryside Access Management Software (CAMS), with a focus on acquiring software licences, technical support, and maintenance to aid the Public Rights of Way team. This procurement falls under the industry category of software packages and information systems, classified under CPV code 48000000. The procurement is at the tender stage, having been updated as of 29th October 2025. The procurement follows a selective method, structured as a restricted procedure, emphasizing the purchase and statutory duties the software will support. Key contacts are based in Crewe, UKD62, with further information available from Michael Ashworth at Cheshire East Council.

This tender represents a strategic opportunity for businesses specialising in software solutions, particularly those with expertise in asset management and GIS databases. Large firms like Idox Software Limited, which has already been awarded a related contract, and other companies with similar capacities, stand to benefit. Participation in this procurement process can open doors for long-term relationships with Cheshire East Council and provide a competitive edge in the market for statutory and asset management software solutions. Given its scope and significance, businesses with a track record of delivering robust software systems would be well-suited to compete for this tender, facilitating compliance and operational efficiency for the council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Countryside Access Management Software (CAMS)

Notice Description

Procurement of Countryside Access Development System (CAMS) software licences, technical support and maintenance. The software is the asset management and legal record GIS database used by the Public Rights of Way (PROW) team for statutory duties as the Highway Authority and Surveying Authority.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Procurement of Countryside Access Development System (CAMS) software licences, technical support and maintenance. The software is the asset management and legal record GIS database used by the Public Rights of Way (PROW) team for statutory duties as the Highway Authority and Surveying Authority.

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/069387-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
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
29 Oct 20252 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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

HALO SERVICE SOLUTIONS

IDOX SOFTWARE

RINGGO

UNITYFIVE

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