Award

Planning, Building Control, Land Charges, Public Access, EDRMS and Gazetteer

TRAFFORD COUNCIL

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28 Jan 2026 at 14:06

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Trafford Council, a regional or local authority based in Manchester, has completed a procurement process for the renewal of its existing contract with Idox Software Ltd. The title of the procurement is "Planning, Building Control, Land Charges, Public Access, EDRMS and Gazetteer", falling under the IT services category. This tender pertains to the essential services that support the statutory and critical business functions within the council's Place directorate, ensuring service continuity over the next five years. The announcement of the contract award was made on 28th January 2026, with the contract active from 31st January 2026 to 30th January 2031, valued at £514,443.07 GBP. The procurement method used was a direct award via the Crown Commercial Services RM6259, allowing for a limited procedure without prior publication, due to the procurement falling outside the scope of typical directive applications.

This tender provides substantial opportunities for growth particularly for large IT service companies capable of supporting local government needs in areas such as software development, consulting, Internet services, and system support. Businesses in such sectors that can deliver comprehensive IT solutions and have the capacity to manage and maintain critical software systems on a regional scale are well-suited to compete in opportunities of this nature, though this specific award was directly given to Idox Software Ltd. Being a recurring service that underpins important public services in local governance, companies keeping a strategic roadmap aligning with local authorities could find this a lucrative segment for long-term engagements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Planning, Building Control, Land Charges, Public Access, EDRMS and Gazetteer

Notice Description

Renewal of the existing Idox contract for 5 years to continue use of the Idox product suite (Planning, Building Control, Land Charges, Gazetteer and Public Access modules) and associated support and consultancy. The Idox system underpins statutory and business-critical functions within the Place directorate. Renewal ensures service continuity.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal of the existing Idox contract for 5 years to continue use of the Idox product suite (Planning, Building Control, Land Charges, Gazetteer and Public Access modules) and associated support and consultancy. The Idox system underpins statutory and business-critical functions within the Place directorate. Renewal ensures service continuity.

Procurement Information

Direct Award via the Crown Commercial Services RM6259 for the provision of Vertical Application Solutions.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-061100
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007636-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
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

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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£514,443 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jan 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Jan 20263 weeks 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
TRAFFORD COUNCIL
Contact Name
PHILIP STEPHENS
Contact Email
philip.stephens@star-procurement.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M32 0TH
Post Town
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Trafford
Electoral Ward
Gorse Hill & Cornbrook
Westminster Constituency
Stretford and Urmston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

IDOX SOFTWARE

Further Information

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