Official UK procurement notice
002898 - The Key Governance
Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North East (UKC14)
Awarded value£135,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 22 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to The Key Support Services
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvide access to The Key Governance for schools who buy into our clerking SLA.
This project has been procured as a Direct Award due to an absence of competition in the market for this requirement and the unique characteristics of the services provided to meet this requirement.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Mar 2026, 16:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Mar 2026, 16:16 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018619- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066013Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published2 Mar 2026, 16:16 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £135,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Aug 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Key Support Services | £135,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
The Key Governance · The Key Support Services
- Signed
- 22 Aug 2025
- Value
- £135,000
- Period
- 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE KEY SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender