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title: "COV - PDF Editor (Foxit)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f6b4"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Coventry City Council"
published: "2026-09-10"
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# COV - PDF Editor (Foxit)

Buyer: Coventry City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f6b4

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## Summary

Coventry City Council procured more than 1,000 licences for PDF editing software, identified as a document creation software package (CPV 48310000). The requirement is for software that enables council staff to create, edit and manage PDF documents. It is a goods procurement rather than a works or consultancy service contract. Delivery is for the council’s operations in Coventry, and the buying organisation is Coventry City Council. The requirement was arranged as a single procurement lot and fulfilled through a contract with Phoenix Software Ltd, a large software supplier based in Pocklington. This is relevant to software publishers, licensing resellers and public-sector technology suppliers able to provide high-volume PDF editing licences for a local authority environment.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Phoenix Software Ltd. Coventry City Council used a below-threshold limited competition. The contract was signed on 1 August 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £73,680 excluding VAT, or £88,416 including VAT. The award covers the single lot for PDF Editor 1000+ Licenses, with one supplier selected. The contract is active. The published procurement information identifies the requirement as document creation software and records the awarded contract, but does not set out a separate scoring breakdown or detailed evaluation weighting. The outcome indicates that the council selected a supplier through a limited competition for a substantial software licence requirement rather than an open, above-threshold procedure.

This procurement demonstrates a recurring local-authority requirement for large-scale PDF editing software licensing. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement of this type would be software publishers, authorised distributors and licensing specialists able to supply more than 1,000 user licences to a council. Credibility would come from demonstrating access to the required product, reliable licence provisioning, account and renewal management, and the operational capacity to support a sizeable public-sector deployment throughout the contract term. Suppliers should also be prepared to compete through a below-threshold limited competition, presenting a clear commercial offer for a defined software product and licence volume. Experience serving councils or other organisations with comparable document-management needs would help show that the supplier can handle implementation and ongoing administration at this scale.

## Notice

PDF Editor 1000+ Licenses

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085830-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £73,680 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Coventry City Council |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Postcode area | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV1 5RR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | St Michael's |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Phoenix Software |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48310000 - Document creation software package

## Release History

- 10 Sep 2026 at 12:09 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085830-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085830-2026
  10th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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