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Award of ITMC - Provision of Licensing Software

The Highland Council

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30 Sep 2026 at 15:11

PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Summary of the contracting process

The Highland Council procured a licensing software platform, including the software and associated IT services. The platform is intended to meet the Council’s licensing requirements. The procurement was run through a framework mini-competition, with bids invited from suppliers on the framework. The buyer is The Highland Council, based in Inverness, and the contract is for the Council’s licensing platform. The listed software and IT services categories indicate a requirement centred on supplying and supporting licensing systems.

The procurement has been awarded and the resulting contract is active. NEC Software Solutions UK Limited was selected, with an award value of £321,000. The contract was signed on 6 March 2026. The mini-competition began on 12 January 2026 and was conducted among suppliers on a framework agreement. Three bids were recorded. The procurement data gives no contract start or end date, so the contract period cannot be stated. The platform’s detailed functional requirements and the criteria used to evaluate bids are not described in the available information.

This award demonstrates demand from The Highland Council for a licensing platform through a framework mini-competition. Suppliers with a software platform suited to licensing work, and the capability to provide the related IT services, are best placed to compete when a comparable requirement returns to this buyer. Experience supplying and supporting licensing systems would help establish credibility, alongside the ability to respond to requirements set through a framework agreement. The selected supplier was one of three bidders, indicating competition among framework suppliers. The award is evidence of a substantial platform requirement, but the published scope does not set out specific technical features, accreditations, staffing levels or delivery locations beyond the Council’s Inverness base.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of ITMC - Provision of Licensing Software

Notice Description

The purpose of this Invitation to Mini-Competition document (ITMC) was to invite bids from framework suppliers for the Licensing Platform in accordance with the requirements detailed in this document and the terms of the Framework Agreement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000824094
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565606
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£321,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20266 days 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
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Highland Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV3 5NX
Postcode Area
Inverness
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness West
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NEC Software Solutions UK Limited

Further Information

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