Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Revenue & Benefits System
Notice Description
To provide ongoing Revenue & Benefits System support to East Staffordshire Borough Council
Procurement Information
In 2024 a tender process was undertaken with an aim of moving from the current on premises revenues and benefits system (provided by MRI), which offered limited functionality for digital access and tools, to a cloud system which provided greater digital access and functionality. The successful tenderer at the time was Civica, and since that point the council has sought to progress the migration to that system. Following a number of unsuccessful attempt/s to complete that migration (mainly linked to the complexity involved in extracting and converting significant quantities of data from the current system to a different system provided by Civica), and given the position in relation to Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) meaning that the council was unlikely to be able to have time to complete that project, the council decided in June 2026 to cease the migration and instead progress a new contract with MRI to secure the continuation of the current system for the period leading into and through the LGR process. This would ensure continuity of service and provide the new unitary authority with sufficient time to review revenues and benefits system provision and make any decisions regarding future delivery, noting that this is very much a service that needs to continue to be delivered in the run up to and following LGR and as such entering in to this new contract is an essential requirement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06d98c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073002-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award 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
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
72222300 - Information technology services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £415,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Aug 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Aug 20263 days ago
- Contract Period
- 14 Aug 2026 - 14 Aug 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EAST STAFFORDSHIRE BOROUGH 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
- BURTON UPON TRENT
- Postcode
- DE14 2EB
- Post Town
- Derby
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG24 Staffordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- East Staffordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Shobnall
- Westminster Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073002-2026
3rd August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072996-2026
3rd August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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