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title: "Automatic Voter Registration: EMS changes IDOX"
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# Automatic Voter Registration: EMS changes IDOX

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/automatic-voter-registration-ems-changes-idox-ocds-h6vhtk-078058). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government: "Automatic Voter Registration: EMS changes IDOX". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/llywodraeth-cymru-welsh-government-GB-PPON-PQYQ-3841-BHTP)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKL
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £797,404 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/automatic-voter-registration-ems-changes-idox-ocds-h6vhtk-078058#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078058`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/automatic-voter-registration-ems-changes-idox-ocds-h6vhtk-078058#tl-md)

## Description
This Contract Award Notice informs the market of Welsh Government's decision to award a contract to the Supplier for the provision of software development, testing, implementation and support services to enhance the Supplier's Electoral Management System used by Welsh local authorities in support of the introduction of Automatic Voter Registration in Wales. The services include the design, development and deployment of functionality required to implement legislative changes relating to electoral registration and administration, including elector matching capabilities, elector registration processes, communications functionality and associated system enhancements. The contract forms part of a wider programme of Electoral Management System changes being implemented across Wales to support new electoral legislation.
As detailed in the Transparency Notice, the contract relates to modifications and enhancements to the Supplier's existing proprietary Electoral Management System platform. Welsh Government concluded that only the Supplier could deliver the required services because it owns and maintains the relevant platform and possesses the intellectual property rights, technical knowledge and access necessary to undertake the required development work. Welsh Government further concluded that no reasonable alternative supplier could deliver the required functionality.
Welsh Government considers that the conditions for direct award were met under Section 41 and Schedule 5, Paragraphs 5 and 6 of the Procurement Act 2023, as only the Supplier could provide the required services due to intellectual property rights, exclusive rights and an absence of competition for technical reasons, and no reasonable alternative existed.
Welsh Government will not enter into the contract until expiry of the applicable standstill period.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 15000000, 72262000, 72263000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Automatic Voter Registration: EMS changes IDOX (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Idox Software Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-170230`
  - Value: £797,404 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 24/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F093671-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-05T09:31:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T09:55:48.243Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078058