Content Management System · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: East Lothian Council (Local council)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Scotland (UKM73)

Awarded value£135,293published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 13 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Big Blue Door Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purchase of a new Content Management System for the external website of East Lothian Council, this is to include implementation and the annual licensing of the system.

CPV: Networking, Internet and intranet software package · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Scotland · East Lothian

48000000 Software package and information systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
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: 18 Nov 2025, 09:07 GMT
Last source update: 18 Nov 2025, 09:07 GMT
Authority reference: ELC-24-0248
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-074600
Classification (CPV): Networking, Internet and intranet software packageSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM73)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e2eb Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Award under CCS Framework RM1557.14 G-Cloud 14

Publisher note: (SC Ref:809934)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £135,2931 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Big Blue Door LimitedSME	£135,293 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 074600-2025-ELC-24-0248-1 · Big Blue Door LimitedSME
Signed
13 Nov 2025
Value
£135,293
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Lothian Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services John Muir House, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, EH41 3HAContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Big Blue Door LimitedAwarded supplier Crown & Sceptre House, 60 Queen Elizabeth Street, London, UK, SE1 2PZ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.