--- title: "Pilot for Voting Hub 2026 Elections" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06615e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06615e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06615e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06615e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "MILTON KEYNES CITY COUNCIL" published: "2026-07-30" --- # Pilot for Voting Hub 2026 Elections Buyer: MILTON KEYNES CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06615e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06615e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06615e.json) ## Summary Milton Keynes City Council, in collaboration with Redditch Borough Council, initiated a direct procurement process for a contract titled "Pilot for Voting Hub 2026 Elections," under the sub-central government category. The contract, awarded to Civica UK Limited, focuses on developing innovative software solutions, including the Civica Polling Station and Xpress Electoral Management Software, to facilitate advanced voting hubs for the 2026 elections. The procurement decision was driven by the need for novel solutions to modernise voting processes, improve accessibility, and ensure transparency. The pilot project aims to be completed between 1st April 2026 and 30th June 2026, engaging locations in the South East (UKJ12) and provide IT services, software development, and support. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, especially those specialising in IT services, software development, and consulting. Engaging in this project allows businesses to contribute to modernising the electoral process, enhancing their portfolio in public sector innovation. The direct award method reflects a focus on unique expertise and scalable solution development under a controlled framework, suiting large enterprises like Civica with the capacity to meet specific requirements in the electoral management sector. The project is an excellent fit for those aiming to establish or solidify a foothold in government contracts related to digital transformation and public service enhancement. ## Notice Milton Keynes City Council will be conducting a Direct award contract to Civica, for the required software development of: * (a) Civica Polling Station (CPS), on behalf of Milton Keynes City Council and Redditch Borough Council 2026 elections ; and * (b) Xpress Electoral Management Software (EMS) for all Civica EMS clients, participating in election pilots in local elections. Civica's software development of Xpress EMS and CPS will help local authorities to deliver "Advanced voting in hubs and on the day voting hubs" to achieve the pilots aim to modernise the voting experience by introducing greater flexibility, improving accessibility, and enhancing voter satisfaction while safeguarding the integrity, security, and transparency of the democratic process. ### Procurement Information It is considered that the Council can directly award a contract to develop the software for flexible voting pilots under the prototypes and development justification (Schedule 5 paragraphs 2 and 3). This justification may be used to directly award a contract where: The public contract concerns the production of a prototype or supply of other goods or services for the purposes of testing the suitability of the goods or services or researching the viability of producing or supplying the goods or services at scale and developing them for that purpose, or other research, experiment, study or development. The novel goods or services are goods or services designed or developed at the request of the contracting authority. The required software is a novel and will allow the Council, other local authorities participating in the trial and central government to test the suitability of the software as well as ability to deliver the flexible models for future elections. The required software is not currently available in the market and therefore competitive tendering is not feasible. The software development is being made at the request of the Council as required by regulation 5 of PA23 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072059-2026 | | Notice type | UK11 - Contract Termination Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Direct | | Procurement method details | Direct award | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Jul 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 3 Mar 2026 | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 30 Jun 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £1,100,000 | | Contracts value | £1,027,841 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Terminated | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MILTON KEYNES CITY COUNCIL | | Additional buyers | Missing; REDDITCH BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | MILTON KEYNES | | Post town | Milton Keynes | | Postcode | MK9 3EJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | | ITL 3 | TLG12 Worcestershire CC | | Local authority | Redditch | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Redditch | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | CIVICA | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72260000 - Software-related services - 72262000 - Software development services ## Release History - 30 Jul 2026 at 10:01 - ContractTermination - UK11 - Contract Termination Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072059-2026 - 9 Apr 2026 at 07:48 - AwardUpdate - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032154-2026 - 9 Apr 2026 at 07:36 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032152-2026 - 16 Mar 2026 at 14:36 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023574-2026 - 3 Mar 2026 at 15:55 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019132-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072059-2026 30th July 2026 - Contract termination notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032154-2026 9th April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032152-2026 9th April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023574-2026 16th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019132-2026 3rd March 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk - https://www.redditchbc.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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