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title: "Provision of Silktide"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077737"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Hull City Council"
published: "2026-09-22"
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# Provision of Silktide

Buyer: Hull City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077737

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## Summary

Hull City Council procured a website accessibility checking platform for use in its digital services. The requirement is for the provision of Silktide, a software-related service that supports checking website accessibility. Delivery is for Hull City Council in Hull. The service is supplied by Silktide Limited, a Birmingham-based small and medium-sized enterprise. The procurement is relevant to businesses providing website accessibility testing, monitoring or compliance software, particularly suppliers able to provide a platform for a local authority’s website estate. It is a technology service rather than website development, general IT support or construction work, so businesses focused on those areas are less closely aligned with the requirement.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Hull City Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, and awarded the single requirement to Silktide Limited. The award was made on 1 August 2026, with the contract signed on the same date. The contract runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029, for three years. Its value is £38,144.79 excluding VAT, or £45,773.75 including VAT. The process was not divided into competing lots. The published description identifies the requirement and contract duration, but does not set out separate quality or price weightings; the procurement route was a below-threshold award without competition rather than a competitive tender.

This award demonstrates established demand from Hull City Council for a dedicated website accessibility checking platform over a multi-year service period. Businesses considering future work with this buyer would need a credible accessibility software product, with the capability to check websites systematically and support public-sector digital accessibility requirements. Relevant suppliers are likely to be specialist accessibility technology providers or software firms with demonstrable experience delivering comparable platforms to councils or other organisations with substantial web services. A convincing competitor would also need the operational capacity to support the platform throughout a sustained contract, maintain reliable service delivery and explain how its tools help the council identify accessibility issues. The selected supplier was an SME, showing that this type of requirement can suit a focused specialist rather than only a large technology provider.

## Notice

Hull City Council to award a contract to Silktide Limited (Co Reg: 4242422) for the provision of a website accessibility checking platform for a period of 3 years commencing 1st August 2026. Estimated contract value PS38,144.79.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089501-2026 |
| 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 | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £38,144 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Hull City Council |
| Locality | HULL |
| Postcode area | Hull |
| Postcode | HU1 2AA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of |
| Local authority | Kingston upon Hull, City of |
| Electoral ward | St Andrew's & Docklands |
| Westminster constituency | Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SILKTIDE LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72260000 - Software-related services

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2026 at 11:07 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089501-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089501-2026
  22nd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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