Who Won It

Contract award · 2 Mar 2026

HR & Payroll System

Uttlesford District Council awarded “HR & Payroll System” to Softcat PLC for £217k on 2 Mar 2026. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionSoftware & information systemsEast of England

BuyerUttlesford District Council
Value £217k
WinnerSoftcat PLC

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
Uttlesford District Council · Regional or local authority
Supplier
Softcat PLC
Value
£217,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
Region
East of England
Official notice
031018-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date2 Mar 2026
  2. Published2 Apr 2026Published 31 days after the contract date

Description

Provision of a HR & Payroll system (MHR Itrent). Awarded via the KCS software Products and Associated Services framework.

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