Official UK procurement notice
CPU 7873 e-sourcing software re-procurement
Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)
Awarded value£967,190published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 8 May 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Panacea Applications Limited
Contract term 7 yrsends 31 Mar 2033 · up to 31 Mar 2035 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptione-sourcing software re-procurement , Lot 8 - Procurement and Contract Management was established. Annual Value of £156,050 and implementation costs of £86,940 means across the 5 years £967,190 with a potential to go up to £1,647,440
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 5 Nov 2025, 17:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Jul 2026, 12:59 BST
- Authority reference
CPU 7873- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069152- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05db5eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
5 Nov 2025 → 22 Jul 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published355 days ago5 Nov 2025, 17:05 GMT
- Market engagement342 days ago18 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Nottingham City Council wishes to engage with organisations willing to share information about their approach to the provision of e-Sourcing Solutions, to enable the Authority to:
- Better understand solutions and options available in the market taking on board benefits, risks and challenges.
- Explore how the solutions and options could be supplied.
- Consider the likely costs and breakdown of those costs.
- Establish if the specification as written is realistic and achievable with one solution.
- Determine the most effective way of scoping its requirements, to improve efficiency and support the delivery of quality services in a cost-effective manner.
- Next notice expected268 days ago31 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published96 days ago22 Jul 2026, 12:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 Nov 2025, 17:05 GMTUK2
- Contract details notice published22 Jul 2026, 12:59 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete22 Jul 2026, 12:59 BST
- Procurement method changed22 Jul 2026, 12:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £967,1901 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 8 May 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panacea Applications Limited | £967,190 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Panacea Applications Limited
- Signed
- 8 May 2026
- Value
- £967,190
- Period
- 8 May 2026 – 8 May 2031 · up to 8 May 2036 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 5 years plus the option to extend for a further 5 years in single year increments.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PANACEA APPLICATIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender