Official UK procurement notice
EMR Website Maintenance Support & Hosting
Authority: ABELLIO EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£351,256published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 26 Mar 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Altcom Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of Maintenance, Support, and Hosting Services for both the EMR and the Luton Airport Express website
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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 2026, 15:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Mar 2026, 15:46 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028095- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0668a7Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
The supplier holds the IPR in both websites and failure to award may expose EMR to operational disruption and revenue risk, with the potential for out of contract charges to be applied. The approach also provides EMR with the flexibility needed to transition to the GBR Online Retail Solution, or to undertake a competitive tender should the strategic direction for GBR's Online Retail Solution change.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
26 Mar 2026 → 8 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published209 days ago26 Mar 2026, 15:46 GMT
- Standstill ends195 days ago8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published12 Mar 2026, 15:23 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published26 Mar 2026, 15:46 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected9 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £351,2561 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altcom LimitedSMESupport & Maintenance and Hosting Services9 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: Subject to performance the Contracting Authority has the right to extend the contract by 12-months | £351,256 | 26 Mar 2026standstill to 8 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ALTCOM LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender