---
title: "EShot - Digital Emarketing Platform"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077d64"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Halton Borough Council"
published: "2026-09-30"
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# EShot - Digital Emarketing Platform

Buyer: Halton Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077d64

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## Summary

Halton Borough Council has procured the eShot digital email marketing platform. The system supports internal and external marketing campaigns and provides campaign analytics, with the stated purpose of improving customer journeys and enabling engagement with staff, the public and professionals. This is a software package and information system, rather than a standalone marketing service. The recorded delivery location is Halton in the North West of England. The requirement centres on access to a digital platform for campaign activity and measurement, serving both council communications and engagement with external audiences. The procurement covers one lot and identifies the council as the buying organisation.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to FORFRONT LIMITED. The council used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 29 September 2026 and runs from 1 November 2026 to 30 November 2028. Its gross value is £42,000. The award is active, as is the contract. There was a single lot, and no evaluation criteria are recorded in the process information. The published outcome therefore establishes the selected supplier, contract value and term, but does not describe a competed evaluation or a comparative assessment of suppliers.

For suppliers of digital email marketing platforms, this award demonstrates a council requirement combining campaign delivery with analytics, across internal and external communications. A credible alternative would need to support marketing activity for staff, residents and professional audiences, while helping the council improve customer journeys and measure campaign performance. The requirement is a platform purchase rather than a broad communications or marketing-services commission, so suppliers should be able to show that their software can serve multiple audience groups and provide useful campaign analytics. The buyer awarded this contract directly without competition, so the outcome does not establish what technical qualifications, capacity thresholds or comparative strengths would be required in a future procurement. The relevant market is suppliers able to provide and support an eShot-style digital marketing platform for a local authority.

## Notice

Platform to enable internal/external emarketing campaigns and analytics. Will be used to support improved customer journey and staff/public and professional engagement

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092289-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| 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 | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 30 Nov 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £42,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Halton Borough Council |
| Locality | WIDNES |
| Postcode area | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA8 7QF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside |
| Local authority | Halton |
| Electoral ward | Central & West Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Widnes and Halewood |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Forfront Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2026 at 11:41 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092289-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092289-2026
  30th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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