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Published 12 Mar 2025, 15:42 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Contracting a Housing Management System for FY 2025/26 up to FY 2030/31

Official notice

Authority: Royal Borough of Greenwich (Local council)

Direct award
Awarded value£2,200,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to NEC Software Solutions LTD
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

RBG intends to award a contract to NEC Software Solutions UK Ltd (company registration number 968498) for the provision of a housing management system, NEC Housing, for a period of 5 years commencing 01/04/2025. To note that the call-off contract will be awarded via the Crown Commercial Services framework (Lot 3, RM6259), which supports Direct Award without further competition, has no order value restrictions and is compliant with RBG's procurement practices.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

RBG intends to award a contract to NEC Software Solutions UK Ltd (company registration number 968498) for the provision of a housing management system, NEC Housing, for a period of 5 years commencing 01/04/2025.

To note that the call-off contract will be awarded via the Crown Commercial Services framework (Lot 3, RM6259), which supports Direct Award without further competition, has no order value restrictions and is compliant with RBG's procurement practices.

To note that the total cost of the contract will be approximately £2,200,000, comprised of five annual charges of ~£440,000.

To note that the system, NEC Housing (previously named Northgate Public Services), is already in use as the incumbent housing management system. There is no immediate possibility of replacement and the system is vital to BAU.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
12 Mar 2025, 15:42 GMT
Last source update
12 Mar 2025, 15:42 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009047
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
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Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

To note that the system, NEC Housing (previously named Northgate Public Services), is already in use as the incumbent housing management system. There is no immediate possibility of replacement and the system is vital to BAU.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    12 Mar 2025, 15:42 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    31 Mar 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £2,200,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NEC Software Solutions LTD1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2030£2,200,000—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXBB-6689-HZVL The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, London, SE18 6HQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00968498GB-PPON: PHXX-6931-VYBP 1st Floor, Imex Centre, Hemel Hempstead, East of England, HP2 7DXContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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