Official UK procurement notice
Direct Award for a Case Management System
Authority: Dundee City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Scotland (UKM71)
Awarded value£100,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to AdviceUK
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Council Advice Services CRM Software
CPV: Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of Council Advice Services CRM SoftwareAwarded
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Sept 2026, 08:39 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2026, 08:39 BST
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077917
- Why no open competition
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The contract has been awarded without prior publication on the basis that competition is absent for technical reasons. AdvicePro is the only solution identified that demonstrably meets the technical and functional requirements of the service, including compliance with the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers framework. The system is widely used by Local Authorities across Scotland and more…
provides the functionality required to support service delivery and reporting requirements.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:843866)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £100,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AdviceUKSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 090372-2026-DCC/IT/249/25-1 · AdviceUKSME
- Signed
- 18 Mar 2026
- Value
- £100,000
- 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
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dundee Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AdviceUKAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.