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title: "Planning, Building Control & Land Charges System Support and Maintenance"
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# Planning, Building Control & Land Charges System Support and Maintenance

Buyer: Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-eb40fb25-5766-4c30-81b7-a85ee13e9b97

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## Summary

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council procured support and maintenance for its planning, building control and land charges systems. The requirement is an information technology service covering the ongoing operation and upkeep of systems used for these council functions, delivered in the North East of England. The procurement falls within information systems or technology planning services (CPV 72222200) and is classified as a service requirement. The council is the buyer and user of the service. The selected supplier, DEF Software Limited, is based in Sunderland and is identified as a small and medium-sized enterprise. The requirement is relevant to software providers and IT service businesses with experience supporting local-authority systems across planning, building control and land charges.

This procurement is complete and was awarded on 30 January 2026 to DEF Software Limited. The award value is £255,088. The contract runs from 31 January 2026 to 30 January 2030; this period includes one optional 12-month extension. The council used a selective procurement route as a call-off from Lot 3 of the Crown Commercial Services GCA Vertical Application Solutions Framework, rather than running an open competition. The contract award was made through that framework arrangement, with DEF Software Limited selected as the supplier. The tender had a submission deadline of 30 January 2026. The contracting process records one awarded supplier and one service requirement covering support and maintenance for the council’s planning, building control and land charges systems.

This award demonstrates established public-sector demand for specialist support and maintenance of integrated local-authority systems covering planning, building control and land charges. A credible future competitor would need to maintain and support software used across these connected regulatory and property functions, understand council workflows and provide dependable technical service over a multi-year arrangement. Experience with system continuity, fault resolution, upgrades, user support and the handling of operational data would be commercially relevant, provided those capabilities are evidenced for comparable public-sector environments. The requirement was suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, while the incumbent supplier is an SME. Suppliers seeking similar work should therefore be able to operate at a scale appropriate to a borough council and compete through the relevant vertical application solutions framework route.

## Notice

Contract award for the provision of Planning, Building Control & Land Charges System Support and Maintenance. The contract award is made via Lot 3 of Crown Commercial Services (GCA) Vertical Application Solutions Framework. Contract Period 31/01/2026 - 30/01/2029 With an additional 1 x 12 month optional extension period. Contract value includes optional contract extension period.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1d388dfa-cb32-4b9b-a17f-f6cbed96a7d6 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 Jan 2026 - 30 Jan 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £255,088 |
| 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 | Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council |
| Locality | REDCAR |
| Postcode area | Cleveland |
| Postcode | TS10 1RT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC32 South Teesside |
| Local authority | Redcar and Cleveland |
| Electoral ward | Coatham |
| Westminster constituency | Redcar |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DEF Software Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72222200 - Information systems or technology planning services

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2026 at 10:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1d388dfa-cb32-4b9b-a17f-f6cbed96a7d6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1d388dfa-cb32-4b9b-a17f-f6cbed96a7d6
  18th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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