Notice Information
Notice Title
North Northamptonshire Council - Customer Relationship Management Solution
Notice Description
North Northamptonshire Council (hereafter referred to as the "Council") are extending their current provision with Placecube Limited for a Customer Relationship Management solution for the Council's customised applications.
Procurement Information
A direct award has been undertaken on this occasion, on the basis that the contract represents an extension to an existing, highly customised and business critical Customer Relationship Management platform, and that appointing an alternative provider at this stage would cause significant technical difficulties, disruption to Council services, and disproportionate cost and resource implications.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068439
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034718-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
48445000 - Customer Relation Management software package
72212445 - Customer Relation Management software development services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 29 Sep 2026 - 29 Sep 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CORBY
- Postcode
- NN17 1QG
- Post Town
- Northampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF25 North Northamptonshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Electoral Ward
- Lloyds
- Westminster Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034718-2026
16th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034709-2026
16th April 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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