Contract award · 14 Sep 2026

NCC2027 Hornbill Licences

Northumberland County Council awarded “Hornbill Licences” to Hornbill Technologies Limited for £266k on 14 Sep 2026. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionSoftware & information systemsNorth East

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
Northumberland County Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£265,670.40
Procedure
Other - Direct Award
Sector
Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date14 Sep 2026
  2. Published21 Sep 2026Published 7 days after the contract date

Description

Licence Renewal for the Hornbill Ticket System used by Digital and ICT with the addition of licences to support workflows handled by Business Operations Centre

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