Official UK procurement notice
Provision of AI-Powered Transcription, Note-Taking and Report Generation Software for Adult Social Care and Education Services
Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Local council)
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30)Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£87,000published contract · exc. VAT · operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Awarded 18 Aug 2026
Awarded to Beam Up Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a cloud-based AI-powered transcription, note-taking and report generation platform for Adult Social Care and Education services. The solution supports case recording, assessment preparation and administrative efficiency through automated transcription and reporting capabilities. Contract value: £87,500 for 12 month
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- ConcessionLight touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Aug 2026, 12:34 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2026, 12:34 BST
- Authority reference
DTIC194 - 18140005474- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078947- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e781Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published19 Aug 2026, 12:34 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £87,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beam Up LtdSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
AI Transcription and Report Writing Solution for Social Care Services · Beam Up LtdSME
- Signed
- 18 Aug 2026
- Value
- £87,000
- Period
- 4 Sept 2026 – 3 Sept 2027 · up to 3 Sept 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The initial contract term is 12 months commencing on 4 September 2026 and expiring on 3 September 2027. The Contracting Authority may, at its sole discretion, extend the contract for a further period of up to 12 months, subject to satisfactory supplier performance, continued business need, budget availability and mutual agreement of the parties. The maximum total contract term, including the extension period, is 24 months.
3 agreed KPIs: KPI 1: Service Availability · KPI 2: Critical Incident Response · KPI 3: Major Incident Response
- KPI 1: Service Availability, 99.5% monthly uptime availability of the Beam Notes platform.
- KPI 2: Critical Incident Response, Initial response within 30 minutes (24/7). Resolution target within 4 hour
- KPI 3: Major Incident Response, Initial response within 30 minutes during working hours. Resolution target within 8 business hours.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BEAM UP LTDAwarded 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