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Community Engagement Platform

Southampton City Council

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21 Aug 2026 at 15:57

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Summary of the contracting process

Southampton City Council procured a digital community engagement platform for the engagement phase of the Pride in Place programme, supporting the Weston Pride in Place Neighbourhood Board. The requirement covers cloud software and associated data services, falling within IT services including software, internet and support. The platform is intended to support community engagement activity and the handling of related data. Delivery is in Weston, Southampton. The contracting authority is Southampton City Council, a local authority. The selected supplier, SocialSignIn Ltd, is based in Birmingham and is classified as a small or medium-sized enterprise. This requirement is relevant to providers of cloud-based community engagement platforms, digital participation tools and supporting data services.

The procurement has been completed and the contract is active. It used a limited procedure: a call-off from the G-Cloud 14 RM1557.14 framework, under its cloud software lot, without prior publication of a competition notice. The contract was awarded to SocialSignIn Ltd, with one bid recorded. The award is active and the contract value is £23,640. The contract was signed on 21 August 2026. The award criterion was price. The call-off includes an option for Southampton City Council to extend it once for up to 12 months, by giving the supplier four weeks’ written notice before expiry. The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement.

For competitors, this procurement demonstrates a local authority requirement for a focused digital community engagement platform supporting a neighbourhood regeneration and participation programme. A credible supplier would need to provide cloud software that enables organised community engagement, together with data services and dependable internet-based support. The chosen route shows that relevant suppliers may need to operate through the G-Cloud framework and compete through a framework call-off rather than a separately advertised open competition. The award to an SME indicates that this type of requirement can be delivered by a smaller specialist provider. Businesses developing community participation platforms, consultation technology or related data services can use this requirement as a clear reference point for the capabilities and delivery model expected by Southampton City Council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community Engagement Platform

Notice Description

Contract for the provision of a digital community engagement platform to support the Pride in Place engagement phase for the Weston Pride in Place Neighbourhood Board.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct award via G-Cloud 14 RM1557.14 This Call-Off Contract is for the provision of Services Under: Lot 2: Cloud software

Options: This Call-Off Contract can be extended by the Contracting Authority for one period of up to 12 months, by giving the Supplier 4 weeks written notice before its expiry.

Procurement Information

Framework RM1557.14 G-Cloud 14 Call off procedure.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e9e0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080052-2026
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
SME

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

72300000 - Data services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£23,640 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20266 days 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
Southampton City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode
SO14 7LY
Postcode Area
Southampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ32 Southampton
Delivery Location
TLJ32 Southampton
Local Authority
Southampton
Electoral Ward
Bargate
Westminster Constituency
Southampton Itchen

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SOCIALSIGNIN LTD

Further Information

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