003671 - CORAM BAAF Electronic Licences for Fostering Service

Official notice

Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North East (UKC14)

Awarded value£75,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to CORAM ACADEMY LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Licence to enable the service to use CORAM BAAF documents for assessments.

Membership licence, paid annually in line with service needs.

Contract for 3 years subject to inflation.

Coram BAAF are the UK's leading membership organisation for professionals working across adoption, fostering and kinship care. They provide information, best practice guidance, advice, training and resources to support our members and influence policy to improve outcomes for children and young people, therefore this contract has been awarded as a Direct Award under PA23.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

48100000 Industry specific software package

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: 9 Jun 2026, 10:46 BST
Last source update: 9 Jun 2026, 10:46 BST
Authority reference: OPEN20261255
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-054135
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b092 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
9 Jun 2026, 10:46 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £75,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CORAM ACADEMY LIMITED	£75,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · CORAM ACADEMY LIMITED
Signed
31 Mar 2026
Value
£75,000
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Durham County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMPB-8772-VYWM Corten House, Dunholme Close, Durham, North East, DH1 5WBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CORAM ACADEMY LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09697712GB-PPON: PRMW-1252-MWZQ 41 Brunswick Square Coram Campus, London, London, WC1N 1AZContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender9 Jun 2026, 10:46 BST