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
- Blaby District Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Civica UK Ltd
- Value
- £106,631.50
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Industry specific software package (CPV 48100000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 080532-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Aug 2026
- Published24 Aug 2026Published 6 days after the contract date
Description
Blaby District Council is procuring an Electoral Management System to maintain a compliant Electoral Register for Voter registration, Absent Vote arrangement and the delivery of Elections and Referenda in Blaby District. BDC requires the addition of the Mobile Canvassing App to be used with existing 10 Council owned tablets, to allow canvassers to electronically record canvass responses and have these responses synced to the EMS. BDC also requires a web- based version of the EMS for use of Customer Services staff to aid with electoral calls and enquiries. The contract will start on 18 August 2026 and will have an initial term of 2 years. There is an optional 1 year extension (maximum contract length 3 years). This contract was direct awarded through the Government Commercial Agency G-Cloud 14 framework.
About the supplier
Civica UK Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01628868).