---
title: "Award of ITMC - Provision of Licensing Software"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000824094"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "The Highland Council"
published: "2026-09-30"
---

# Award of ITMC - Provision of Licensing Software

Buyer: The Highland Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000824094

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## Summary

The Highland Council procured a licensing software platform, including the software and associated IT services. The platform is intended to meet the Council’s licensing requirements. The procurement was run through a framework mini-competition, with bids invited from suppliers on the framework. The buyer is The Highland Council, based in Inverness, and the contract is for the Council’s licensing platform. The listed software and IT services categories indicate a requirement centred on supplying and supporting licensing systems.

The procurement has been awarded and the resulting contract is active. NEC Software Solutions UK Limited was selected, with an award value of £321,000. The contract was signed on 6 March 2026. The mini-competition began on 12 January 2026 and was conducted among suppliers on a framework agreement. Three bids were recorded. The procurement data gives no contract start or end date, so the contract period cannot be stated. The platform’s detailed functional requirements and the criteria used to evaluate bids are not described in the available information.

This award demonstrates demand from The Highland Council for a licensing platform through a framework mini-competition. Suppliers with a software platform suited to licensing work, and the capability to provide the related IT services, are best placed to compete when a comparable requirement returns to this buyer. Experience supplying and supporting licensing systems would help establish credibility, alongside the ability to respond to requirements set through a framework agreement. The selected supplier was one of three bidders, indicating competition among framework suppliers. The award is evidence of a substantial platform requirement, but the published scope does not set out specific technical features, accreditations, staffing levels or delivery locations beyond the Council’s Inverness base.

## Notice

The purpose of this Invitation to Mini-Competition document (ITMC) was to invite bids from framework suppliers for the Licensing Platform in accordance with the requirements detailed in this document and the terms of the Framework Agreement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565606 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| 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 | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £321,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The Highland Council |
| Locality | INVERNESS |
| Postcode area | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV3 5NX |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Electoral ward | Inverness West |
| Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NEC Software Solutions UK Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2026 at 15:11 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565606

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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