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.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Halton Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- FCS Software Solutions Ltd
- Value
- £105,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 046769-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Apr 2026
- Published21 May 2026Published 21 days after the contract date
Description
Elections Pro provides local authorities with access to a secure web-based, fully hosted, legislatively compliant electoral management software solution that enables electoral administrators to manage all aspects of electoral services.
About the supplier
FCS Software Solutions Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 12107115).