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Published 27 May 2025, 16:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Trading Standards IT system

Official notice

Authority: West Sussex County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Direct award
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£190,685published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 Jun 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Arcus Global Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Collaboration with East Sussex CC.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
72260000 Software-related services

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
27 May 2025, 16:42 BST
Last source update
13 Jun 2025, 14:47 BST
Authority reference
C20521
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032330
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052758 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

Arcus has intellectual property rights in the trading standards system's software that means only they are able to supply the software, provide security updates, patches and bug fixes.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 May 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    27 May 2025, 16:42 BST
    UK5
  2. Transparency notice published
    28 May 2025, 16:30 BST
    UK5
  3. Contract signature expected
    6 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    13 Jun 2025, 14:47 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £190,6851 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Arcus Global LimitedSMEContract for the Provision of Arcus Trading Standards Software Services14 Jun 2025 – 13 Jun 2028 · up to 13 Jun 2029Extensions: Ability to extend by one year · Amended: Change in initial contract period.£190,685—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract for the Provision of Arcus Trading Standards Software Services · Arcus Global LimitedSME

    Signed
    13 Jun 2025
    Value
    £190,685
    Period
    14 Jun 2025 – 13 Jun 2028 · up to 13 Jun 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Ability to extend by one year

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

West Sussex County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXJW-5627-QRQR County Hall, Chichester, South East, PO19 1RGContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • East Sussex County CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PXGX-2145-PRQJ Lewes, South EastContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Arcus Global LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06946606 Future Business Centre, Kings Hedges Road, Cambridge, East of England, CB4 2HYContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender