Official UK procurement notice
Alps Data Analysis Platform
Authority: Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC (Public body)·Consortium: 5 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract relates to the appointment of a supplier to provide access to their online system on behalf of Rhondda Cynon Taff CBC, Bridgend CBC, Cardiff CBS, Merthyr Tydfil CBC, The Vale of Glamorgan and selected schools within their responsibilities. The system provides tracking and analysis for each of the participating schools in the 5 regions and bespoke aggregated analysis of qualifications outcomes.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- 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
- 8 Jul 2025, 14:47 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Aug 2025, 13:15 BST
- Authority reference
RCTDA01- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046511- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055b3dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
Additional or repeat goods, services or works The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where: a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works and the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance. The supplier has provided the solution to the LA's for a number of years and the LA's, Schools and Consortium are well versed and trained in its operations. Single suppliers The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract: Due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required and there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. Only the supplier is able to provide access to the chosen solution.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
24 Jul 2025 → 6 Aug 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends24 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published6 Aug 2025, 13:15 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2025- Transparency notice published8 Jul 2025, 14:47 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published15 Jul 2025, 10:25 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected25 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published6 Aug 2025, 13:15 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALKEMYGOLD LIMITED10 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028Options: Participating School list may be varied | £270,067 | 15 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Alps data analysis platform · ALKEMYGOLD LIMITED
- Signed
- 25 Jul 2025
- Value
- £270,067
- Period
- 10 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028
- Status
- active
- Options
- Contract may be amended to amend the list of participating schools
No agreed KPIs: NA
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
5 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Bridgend County Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Cardiff CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Merthyr Tydfil County Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Vale of Glamorgan CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ALKEMYGOLD LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender