Award

Ask AI about this notice

Summarise, research or assess it with AI

View Markdown

Share this notice

Send this contract to a colleague

Theatre Booking & Ticketing System

Chelmsford City Council

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Award

18 Sep 2026 at 15:42

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Chelmsford City Council procured a theatre booking and ticketing system for its theatre venues. The requirement covers software and information systems supporting theatre bookings and ticket sales, delivered for the council’s theatre operations in the Chelmsford area. It was a goods procurement conducted through the G-Cloud 14 framework. The buyer is a local authority, so relevant suppliers are businesses providing packaged or hosted systems for arts and entertainment venues, particularly platforms that can manage ticket inventory, customer bookings and the operational needs of multiple council-run theatres. The stated requirement is focused on a theatre booking and ticketing system rather than general-purpose information technology or unrelated venue services. The selected supplier, Spektrix Limited, is based in London and provides the relevant specialist system capability.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Chelmsford City Council used a limited call-off from the G-Cloud 14 framework, through an award procedure without prior publication of a competition. The published rationale identifies the framework call-off as the basis for using this route. The award is active and was made to Spektrix Limited on 3 August 2026. The associated contract is active, valued at £250,000, and was signed on 3 August 2026. One bid was recorded for the requirement. The stated award criterion was price. The tender comprised one lot, which is recorded as cancelled even though an active award and contract are reported for the requirement. The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Chelmsford City Council for a specialist theatre booking and ticketing platform procured through a public-sector cloud framework. A credible competitor for the same requirement would need a proven system for theatre venues, with the capacity to support bookings and ticket sales in a council environment. Experience supplying public-sector or cultural organisations would help demonstrate understanding of governance, operational continuity and service requirements. Suppliers should also be able to offer their solution through an established framework route such as G-Cloud, because the council used a framework call-off rather than a standalone open competition. The evaluation was based on price, so a future competitor would need a clear, competitive commercial model alongside reliable software and evidence that it can support the council’s theatre operations.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

Theatre Booking & Ticketing System

Notice Description

Call-off Via G-Cloud 14 for the provision of a theatre booking and ticketing system.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Call-off Via G-Cloud 14 framework for the provision of a theatre booking and ticketing system for the Councils theatre venues.

Procurement Information

Call-off from GCA G-Cloud 14 framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775b8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088824-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
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

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£250,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Chelmsford City 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
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1JE
Postcode Area
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
TLH3 Essex
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Marconi
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Spektrix

Further Information

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

JSON Markdown

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.

Loading OCDS record...