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title: "BEAM Notes (Magic Notes)"
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buyer: "Sheffield City Council"
published: "2026-08-24"
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# BEAM Notes (Magic Notes)

Buyer: Sheffield City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fb81a0bb-dbec-4329-ad8b-fe865619cc55

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## Summary

Sheffield City Council procured a specialist software service from Beam for caseworkers. BEAM Notes, also described as Magic Notes, converts conversations, documents and video into detailed assessments and reports. The service includes two additional features: BEAM Talk and BEAM Interpret. In practical terms, this is document creation and productivity software with voice-recognition capability, rather than a general IT support or hardware requirement. The main work is classified as services and is intended for use across the United Kingdom. The council is the buying organisation, with the software supporting its casework functions and the preparation of assessments and reports.

This procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award procedure. The tender submission deadline was 6 August 2026, and the award was made on 24 August 2026. BEAM UP LTD was selected as supplier for an awarded value of £137,500, with the contract running from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. The procurement was assessed as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The requirement was treated as a single software service rather than being divided into lots. The outcome is an active award to BEAM UP LTD; the published procurement information does not describe a competitive tender stage or separate award values.

This requirement is relevant to software providers with a proven product for turning conversations, documents and video into structured assessments and reports. Credible competitors would need capabilities in document generation, speech or voice recognition, and tools that support caseworkers handling information-intensive workflows. BEAM Talk and BEAM Interpret indicate that conversation-based interaction and interpretation features are important parts of the service, so suppliers should be able to demonstrate usable language and communication functionality alongside the core notes product. The council’s acceptance of an SME-suitable model indicates that a focused specialist provider can be credible, provided it can support UK public-sector casework use at the required operational scale and integrate the relevant features into one service.

## Notice

Specialist tool provided by Beam to the Buyer for caseworkers that turns conversations, documents and video into detailed assessments and reports, together with the following additional features, BEAM Talk and BEAM Interpret.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d6a98c9-8b19-4186-a296-fc5444e8f5a7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £137,500 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £137,500 |
| 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 | Sheffield City Council |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Postcode area | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 2HH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48300000 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package
- 48310000 - Document creation software package
- 48314000 - Voice recognition software package

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2026 at 11:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d6a98c9-8b19-4186-a296-fc5444e8f5a7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d6a98c9-8b19-4186-a296-fc5444e8f5a7
  24th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=107924&B=UK
  Additional data
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104130
  User / Company

## Notice URLs

- http://sheffield.gov.uk

## Provenance

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