Notice Information
Notice Title
Alemba Service Manager Software Licenses
Notice Description
This is a Contract Details Notice. The system is used to provide self service capability to log details of faults or requests for support from the business services functions. The capability covers faults and support for IT, HR, Payroll, Finance and Inventory.
Procurement Information
This notice is presented on the basis of an exemption permitting direct award without competition under the Procurement Act 2023. Where the provider is the sole supplier of the goods, services or works. Alemba is the developer and proprietor of the Licences and Support. Only Alemba themselves or Alemba via a reseller can support their own software licenses. This means there is an absence of competition for technical grounds as only a specific supplier can supply (or a particular supplier holds the intellectual property or other exclusive rights) and there are no reasonable alternatives.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054942
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041350-2025
- 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
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £271,285 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £271,285 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 3 Jul 2025 - 3 Jul 2029 4-5 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
- POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR CHESHIRE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- katie.howell2@cheshire.police.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WINSFORD, CHESHIRE
- Postcode
- CW7 2UA
- Post Town
- Crewe
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Electoral Ward
- Winsford Over & Verdin
- Westminster Constituency
- Mid Cheshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041350-2025
18th July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032631-2025
16th June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032589-2025
16th June 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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