---
title: "Engagement Platform"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0787ff"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0787ff.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Lancashire Borough Council"
published: "2026-10-14"
---

# Engagement Platform

Buyer: West Lancashire Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0787ff

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## Summary

West Lancashire Borough Council procured an engagement platform to support its engagement activities across the whole West Lancashire area, covering urban centres, villages and rural communities. This is a digital platform and software procurement, rather than a project for delivering engagement activities themselves. The contract is for the council’s area in Lancashire.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to GRANICUS-FIRMSTEP LIMITED, which has also signed the contract. The council used a direct award without competition, below the applicable threshold. The contract was signed on 14 October 2026 and runs from 15 October 2026 to 14 October 2027, with one 12-month renewal option and a maximum period ending 13 October 2028. The contract value is £30,000 excluding VAT (£36,000 including VAT).

For suppliers competing for similar work from West Lancashire Borough Council in future, this award shows demand for a digital platform that can support engagement across a geographically varied area, including towns, villages and rural communities. A credible competitor would need to provide an engagement platform suited to council-wide use and able to serve communities across those different settings. The selected supplier is a software provider, indicating that relevant platform capability is central to this requirement.

## Notice

WLBC required a digital platform to support engagement activities across the entire West Lancashire area, which includes a mix of urban centres, villages, and rural communities

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097220-2026 |
| 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 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 15 Oct 2026 - 14 Oct 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £30,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | West Lancashire Borough Council |
| Locality | ORMSKIRK |
| Postcode area | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L39 2DH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD47 Chorley and West Lancashire |
| Local authority | West Lancashire |
| Electoral ward | Ormskirk East |
| Westminster constituency | West Lancashire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Granicus-Firmstep Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2026 at 17:13 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097220-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097220-2026
  14th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.westlancs.gov.uk
- https://granicus.com/uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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