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title: "Beam POC for Kingston Council"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES"
published: "2025-06-04"
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# Beam POC for Kingston Council

Buyer: THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0ffcfeb5-c527-4265-be85-91b76fa012ef

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## Summary

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames has completed the "Beam POC for Kingston Council" procurement, focusing on enhancing adult social care services through automated software utilities. The project, valued at £195,000, falls under the services category with a CPV classification of software package utilities. The procurement aimed to address increasing demands and inefficiencies in social care by automating the transcription and summarisation of care visit notes. This initiative targets the Kingston area in England, with the contract period running from 13th June 2024 to 12th June 2027. The award was made to Beam Up, which commenced on 11th June 2024. The procurement stage is complete, with the award status indicated as active.

This tender presents substantial business growth opportunities, especially for companies specialising in software solutions designed for the healthcare sector. Although Beam Up was successful in this bid, other businesses with expertise in process automation and efficiency improvements for public services could find similar future projects beneficial. The procurement process did not cater to SMEs or VCSEs, suggesting potentially larger or more specialised firms are well-positioned to compete in such tenders. By participating in similar tenders, eligible businesses can expand their project portfolios and solidify their reputation within the public sector.

## Notice

With a consistent rise in the need for adult social care services challenging the viability of current care models, this trend is reflected in the NHS's Adult Social Care dashboard, which reports an annual growth in new cases of 2-5% since 2017. Particularly in Kingston, there's been an alarming increase of about 14%. Traditional practices involve social workers documenting care visits manually, a process that significantly delays report finalisation, taking anywhere from a day to over a week. This initiative aims to tackle these issues by reducing administrative burdens, thus allowing social workers to dedicate more time to care provision. The project introduces automated processes for transcribing and summarising care visit notes, targeting significant enhancements in the efficiency and effectiveness of adult social care services in Kingston

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3f2f8fd0-976c-4429-b49b-cb1127797ee6 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not applicable |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 30 May 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | 12 Jun 2024 - 12 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £195,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £195,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES |
| Locality | KINGSTON UPON THAMES |
| Post town | Kingston upon Thames |
| Postcode | KT1 1EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton |
| Local authority | Kingston upon Thames |
| Electoral ward | Kingston Town |
| Westminster constituency | Kingston and Surbiton |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BEAM UP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48700000 - Software package utilities

## Release History

- 4 Jun 2025 at 11:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3f2f8fd0-976c-4429-b49b-cb1127797ee6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3f2f8fd0-976c-4429-b49b-cb1127797ee6
  4th June 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kingston.gov.uk

## Provenance

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