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
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Access UK Ltd
- Value
- £1,009,571.25
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Software programming and consultancy services (CPV 72200000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 060604-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Jun 2026
- Published29 Jun 2026Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
Cloud‑based social care case management platform used by local authorities across the UK. Within Barnsley Council it supports children’s services, integrated case management and assists with finance workflows, enabling practitioners to record, manage, and share information efficiently. Additional information: The proposed contract duration will be Three Years with break clause in the contract to align with existing Access UK contracts - 31 March 2028
About the supplier
Access UK Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02343760).