Notice Information
Notice Title
Trading Standards IT system
Notice Description
Collaboration with East Sussex CC.
Procurement Information
Arcus has intellectual property rights in the trading standards system's software that means only they are able to supply the software, provide security updates, patches and bug fixes.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052758
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032330-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72260000 - Software-related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £190,685 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £190,685 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 13 Jun 2025 - 13 Jun 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- james.cooper@eastsussex.gov.uk, neil.millin@westsussex.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CHICHESTER
- Postcode
- PO19 1RG
- Post Town
- Portsmouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ22 East Sussex CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Lewes
- Electoral Ward
- Lewes Priory
- Westminster Constituency
- Lewes
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032330-2025
13th June 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028245-2025
28th May 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027873-2025
27th May 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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