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Software Supply for Building Standards, Planning and Housing

North Ayrshire Council

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06 Oct 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

North Ayrshire Council procured continued provision of a business-critical software system supporting its statutory building standards, planning and housing functions. This is specialist software supply and support for public-sector operational services, rather than a general-purpose IT purchase. The requirement covers the council’s housing, environmental and planning solution needs and is associated with the council in Irvine, North Ayrshire. The system underpins functions the council is required to carry out, so continuity of service is central to the requirement. The work was procured as a service and linked to software and application solutions for the council’s operational functions.

The procurement is complete and Idox Software Ltd was selected as supplier. The award was made through a direct award under the Government Commercial Agency’s Vertical Application Solutions Framework, using its Housing, Environmental and Planning Solutions lot. The recorded contract value is £149,721.26. The contract is described as starting on 31 October 2026 and lasting three years, with no extension option. The procurement data records one bid for the lot. It does not provide a separate award date, so the outcome is identified by the completed status and named supplier rather than a dated award decision. The requirement was for continued provision of the system; no separate scored evaluation criteria are set out.

For suppliers tracking future demand from North Ayrshire Council, this award demonstrates a continuing need for software that supports statutory building standards, planning and housing work. A credible competitor would need a solution suited to these specific council functions, together with the ability to maintain continuity for a business-critical system. The award was routed through a public-sector framework covering housing, environmental and planning applications, so relevant framework access and a product aligned with that scope would matter. The single recorded bid and selection of Idox Software Ltd show the type of specialist software provider that met the requirement in this procurement. Suppliers focused on unrelated software or unable to support the council’s operational service needs are less closely matched.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Software Supply for Building Standards, Planning and Housing

Notice Description

North Ayrshire Council requires the continued provision of a business-critical system that underpins statutory Building Standards, Planning, and Housing functions.

Lot Information

Lot 1

North Ayrshire Council requires the continued provision of a business-critical system that underpins statutory Building Standards, Planning, and Housing functions. This is a direct award against the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Vertical Application Solutions Framework RM6259, Lot 3: Housing, Environmental and Planning Solutions. The contract will commence on 31/10/2026 and will be in place for three years with no option to extend.. Direct award against the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Vertical Application Solutions Framework, Lot 3: Housing, Environmental and Planning Solutions.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000844875
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566081
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72212100 - Industry specific software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£149,721 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Yesterday
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
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
North Ayrshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
IRVINE
Postcode
KA12 8EE
Postcode Area
Kilmarnock
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
Delivery Location
TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
Local Authority
North Ayrshire
Electoral Ward
Irvine South
Westminster Constituency
Central Ayrshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Idox Software Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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