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Published 28 Nov 2025, 11:37 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Contract for the provision of a Collections Management System for Archives

Official notice

Authority: Northumberland County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£100,000≈ £25k / year · £120,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 24 Oct 2025
Contract term 4 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Northumberland Archives is the county's archive service, responsible for collecting records relating to the history of Northumberland, its communities and people. We acquire a wide range of archives from both official and private sources relating to almost all aspects of the history of Northumberland, which are made available to the public in our Study Centres.

The Archives manages the descriptive catalogue of its holdings through a Collection Management System (CMS), providing both back-end management for staff, and front-end access for the public. Almost the entirety of our holdings (6 miles worth or records stored in over 30,000 boxes) are recorded in our CMS and the front-end catalogue allows our customers to search or browse archival descriptions in order to request material to view in our Study Centres.

CPV: Library, archives, museums and other cultural services · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewal 4 yrsPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 — 30 Nov 2029 (4 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsDelivery: North East
Value
£100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
optional 12 month extension
48000000 Software package and information systems92500000 Library, archives, museums and other cultural services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Quality Pass/fail Quality 60% Price 40%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
28 Nov 2025, 11:37 GMT
Last source update
28 Nov 2025, 11:37 GMT
Authority reference
NCC1604
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Library, archives, museums and other cultural servicesSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
North East (UKC2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a1cb Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
15 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the Open system: www.open.org ↗

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published367 days ago
    25 Sept 2025, 11:17 BST
  2. Clarification questions by347 days ago
    15 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline338 days ago
    24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published303 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 11:37 GMT
  5. Contract starts300 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—28 Nov 2025CancelledGoing back to market with revised specification

Notice history

7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Sept 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    28 Nov 2025, 11:37 GMTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    28 Nov 2025, 11:37 GMTwas £100,000
  3. Status changed to complete
    28 Nov 2025, 11:37 GMT
  4. Procurement method changed
    28 Nov 2025, 11:37 GMT
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    28 Nov 2025, 11:37 GMT
  6. Buyer details updated
    28 Nov 2025, 11:37 GMT
  7. Tender notice published
    25 Sept 2025, 11:17 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northumberland County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJJX-1133-JRGV County Hall, Morpeth, North East, NE61 2EF

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender