Electoral Software Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Reading Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South East (UKJ)

Awarded value£92,880published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Software Contract for Electoral Services for Elections, Canvass and all year-round Registration. To also include Software training and support for Software Users.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

48000000 Software package and information systems 72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Aug 2026, 16:44 BST
Last source update: 13 Aug 2026, 16:44 BST
Authority reference: 25-T-036
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-077402
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area: South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e3f3 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The award of this contract was via a call‑off contract awarded under the Crown Commercial Service G‑Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14, Lot 2: Cloud software), Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £92,8801 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED	£92,880 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 077402-2026-1 · CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED
Signed
1 Jan 2026
Value
£92,880
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Reading Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Bridge Street, Reading, South East, RG12LUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Civica Election ServicesAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02263092 33 Clarendon Road London N8 0NW United Kingdom, London, London, N8 0NWContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.