---
title: "PlanX Editor"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f523"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f523"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f523.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f523.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "GATESHEAD COUNCIL"
published: "2026-09-09"
---

# PlanX Editor

Buyer: GATESHEAD COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f523

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f523)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f523.json)

## Summary

Gateshead Borough Council procured PlanX Editor, an industry-specific software package for its planning services. PlanX is an open-source content management platform that enables council teams to write, share and operate digital planning services designed to be efficient and user-friendly. The platform helps people establish whether they need planning permission and supports the submission of planning applications into back-office systems. The requirement is therefore focused on specialist planning technology, software configuration and operation rather than general IT supply. The buying organisation is Gateshead Borough Council, and the service supports its planning functions in Gateshead. Businesses relevant to this requirement are likely to provide digital planning platforms, planning-service software or associated implementation and integration expertise.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award using G-Cloud 14. It used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, on the stated basis that only one supplier could provide the required service for technical reasons. Price was the stated award criterion. Open Systems Lab was selected as the supplier. The contract value is £60,000. The contract was signed on 13 August 2026. The procurement record states that one tender was received, although the process was a direct award to a single supplier. The requirement was arranged as one lot, with a 12-month extension option. The award is active, while the associated lot is recorded as cancelled.

For a supplier assessing future demand from Gateshead Borough Council, this award indicates a requirement for specialist digital planning software rather than a general-purpose content management system. A credible competitor would need to show that its platform can help planning authorities publish and operate user-friendly digital services, guide residents on whether planning permission may be needed, and support online planning-application submissions. Experience integrating front-end planning tools with council back-office systems would be important, alongside the ability to provide and support an open-source or similarly adaptable platform. The stated procurement rationale places particular weight on distinctive technical capability and the absence of practical competition, so suppliers would need clear evidence that their solution can deliver the same planning-specific functions at this scale.

## Notice

PlanX is a content management platform for planning services. It will enable the Council planning services to write, share and operate digital planning services that are efficient and user friendly. It is an open-source tool with the aim of allowing people to find out if they need planning permission. It will also enable submission of planning applications from this tool into back-office systems.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct Award using G-Cloud 14 for PlanX software

Options: 1 x 12 month option to extend

### Procurement Information

The supplier was the only one who could provide the service we required.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085167-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £60,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GATESHEAD 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 | TLC22 Tyneside |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Open Systems Lab |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48100000 - Industry specific software package

## Release History

- 9 Sep 2026 at 08:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085167-2026

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f523. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f523.json.