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Formulate for Adult Social Care (Indicative Personal Budget tool)

Kent County Council

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14 Sep 2026 at 14:06

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council procured a software configuration service for Formulate for Adult Social Care, an indicative personal budget estimation tool for adults with eligible needs following a Care Act assessment. The requirement covers configuring and supporting a digital tool that helps estimate personal budgets within adult social care. The buying organisation is Kent County Council, based in Maidstone. The service is classified as software configuration services and relates to one completed requirement. The scope is relevant to suppliers providing configurable social-care technology, personal budget or financial assessment tools, and associated support for local authorities. The named service is Formulate, indicating a product-based solution rather than a general software development engagement.

This procurement has been awarded and the resulting contract is active. Kent County Council awarded the contract to Imosphere Ltd; the contract was signed on 2 July 2026. The contract runs from 2 July 2026 to 30 June 2028, with a maximum possible end date of 30 June 2029. The buyer reserved an optional extension of up to 12 months, including licensing, support and maintenance, valued at £49,782 excluding VAT. The contract value is £104,995 excluding VAT, or £125,994 including VAT. The procurement was a below-threshold tender using a method recorded as unknown. It comprised one completed lot, covering the Formulate adult social care personal budget tool requirement.

This award shows that Kent County Council buys configured digital tools to support adult social care assessments and personal budget estimation, with ongoing licensing, support and maintenance. A credible future supplier would need an established social-care technology product or strong software configuration capability, together with the ability to translate Care Act assessment outcomes into usable personal budget estimates. Experience working with local authorities and adult social care teams would help demonstrate understanding of statutory processes, operational users and data requirements. Suppliers should also be able to provide dependable implementation, product configuration, user support, maintenance and licence administration throughout a multi-year service arrangement. The successful supplier’s scale indicates that delivery capacity and the ability to sustain support over the contract lifecycle may be important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Formulate for Adult Social Care (Indicative Personal Budget tool)

Notice Description

Formulate for Adult Social Care - a personal budget estimation tool for adults with eligible needs following a care act assessment- SN260774

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f939
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086901-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72265000 - Software configuration services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£104,995 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2028 1-2 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
Kent County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME14 1XQ
Postcode Area
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Penenden Heath
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Imosphere Ltd

Further Information

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