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Bereavement Management Software

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council

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29 Sep 2026 at 15:01

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Summary of the contracting process

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council procured bereavement management software: administration software for its bereavement services. The requirement was for software supply, rather than a broader set of services or works. Delivery is in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council’s area, in Dorset. The requirement was arranged as a single software lot and called off from the Crown Commercial Service’s G-Cloud 14 framework. This provides evidence of the council’s demand for software to support bereavement-service administration.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to GSS (NI) Limited. The contract was signed on 1 April 2026 and is active, with a value of £118,400. The council used a direct award under the G-Cloud 14 framework, without a separate competition. The procurement had one software lot; that lot is marked cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active. The stated award basis was price. One bid was recorded, from an SME. No contract end date or duration is available in the process information.

For suppliers considering similar bereavement-service software requirements from this council, the award indicates demand for a software product that supports the administration of bereavement services, rather than general-purpose council software. A credible competitor would need to show that its product can meet this specific operational use and be supplied through an appropriate public-sector purchasing route: the council selected a provider through the G-Cloud 14 framework rather than running a separate competition. The recorded award was based on price, so a supplier would need a commercially competitive offer as well as a suitable product. The selected supplier was an SME, showing that the requirement was served by a smaller provider; the process records one bid.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Bereavement Management Software

Notice Description

Administration Software for Bereavement Services

Procurement Information

The contract has been awarded through a compliant direct award under the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14), established by the Crown Commercial Service. As a call-off from an existing framework agreement, the award was made in accordance with the framework terms and did not require a separate publication of a contract notice or further competition.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077cb6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091967-2026
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

72268000 - Software supply services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£118,400 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 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
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOURNEMOUTH
Postcode
BH2 6DY
Postcode Area
Bournemouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Delivery Location
TLK24 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Electoral Ward
Bournemouth Central
Westminster Constituency
Bournemouth West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GSS NI

Further Information

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