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Authority: Nottinghamshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UKEast Midlands (UKF)
Published estimate£250,000≈ £67k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT20% below published estimate
Submissions closed 7 Apr 2025awarded 1 Jul 2025
Awarded to Zengenti Limited
Contract term 3 yrs 9 moends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of a single web-based content management system and community directory of services database.
- No preliminary market engagement: During 2024 Under the old regulations
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£250,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Mar 2025, 11:43 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Oct 2025, 09:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Jun 2025
- Authority reference
DN762046- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008934- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ec07Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: East Midlands Tendering
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
- Submission deadline
- 7 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
12 Mar 2025 → 10 Oct 2025 · 7 dates- Tender notice published12 Mar 2025, 11:43 GMT
- Submission deadline7 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by15 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends10 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published381 days ago10 Oct 2025, 09:33 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2025- Tender notice published12 Mar 2025, 11:43 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 Jul 2025, 12:36 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Jul 2025, 12:36 BST
- Contract signature expected25 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Oct 2025, 09:33 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £200,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1717 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Aug 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zengenti LimitedSME28 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: option to extend the contract for up to 2 x 12 months at the discretion of the Council. | £200,000 | 1 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Zengenti LimitedSME
- Signed
- 8 Aug 2025
- Value
- £200,000
- Period
- 8 Aug 2025 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- There are 2 periods of extension of 12 months from the expiry of the Initial term
No agreed KPIs: Contract Value is below £5M
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17final-stage tenders · 20 at stage one | 17 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Nottingham City CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ZENGENTI 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender