---
title: "QTC Financial Documents Archive"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ea1d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Gateshead Borough Council"
published: "2026-08-24"
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# QTC Financial Documents Archive

Buyer: Gateshead Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ea1d

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## Summary

Gateshead Borough Council procured a financial documents archive service for storing documents relating to European and UK funding in a centralised repository outside Agresso. The requirement is a data-storage service, classified under CPV 72317000, supporting the council’s need to keep funding records in one location rather than within its Agresso system. The service is for the council’s Learning and Skills function and is delivered for Gateshead Borough Council in Gateshead, United Kingdom. The requirement covers a single service lot. The selected supplier is QuickThink Cloud Limited, a Bristol-based small and medium-sized enterprise. Businesses with experience providing managed document archives or cloud-based storage for public-sector financial and funding records are the closest fit for this requirement.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to QuickThink Cloud Limited. The council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the legal basis identified as 2023/54. The award is active and relates to the single service lot. The award date and contract signing date were 3 July 2026. The contract runs from 3 July 2026 to 31 March 2029, with an option to extend to 31 March 2030. Its value is £30,340 excluding VAT and £36,408 including VAT. The contract includes renewal because anticipated requirements may change. The requirement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, so no comparative award criteria or bid requirements are recorded.

This award demonstrates a defined council requirement for centralised storage of European and UK funding documents outside Agresso. A supplier competing when the requirement next returns would need a credible data-storage or document-archive service that can hold financial records centrally and support reliable retrieval by the council’s relevant service area. Useful evidence would include delivery of comparable public-sector or regulated records repositories, practical handling of funding documentation, and the capacity to operate a service for a local authority over a multi-year period. The selected supplier is an SME, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist rather than only by a large systems integrator. Providers should be able to explain how their archive sits alongside, rather than within, Agresso.

## Notice

To allow for proper storage of documents relating to European and UK funding, in a centralised storage, outside of Agresso. The contract will be for 2 years, but include the option for a 1 year extension should anticipated requirements change.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080152-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 3 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £30,340 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Gateshead Borough Council |
| Locality | GATESHEAD |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE8 1HH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Gateshead |
| Electoral ward | Bridges |
| Westminster constituency | Gateshead Central and Whickham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | QUICKTHINK CLOUD LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72317000 - Data storage services

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2026 at 09:22 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080152-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080152-2026
  24th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://quickthinkcloud.com
- https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/31230/Learning-and-Skills
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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