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Published 17 Aug 2026, 10:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System

Official notice

Authority: Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North East (UKC12)

Awarded value£7,501,485published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Softcat Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contract covers the provision, implementation, configuration, support and maintenance of a unified cloud based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.

The ERP solution will support the Council's core back-office functions, including finance, procurement, budgeting, human resources, reporting, workflow automation and associated management information requirements. The contract includes software licences, implementation services, user training, support, maintenance, hosting and ongoing development services.

The procurement was undertaken by a direct award through the Government Commercial Agency's (GCA) Back Office Software 2 (BOS2) framework agreement.

CPV: Enterprise resource planning software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Council awarded a contract under the Government Commercial Agency's (GCA) Back…Awarded

The Council awarded a contract under the Government Commercial Agency's (GCA) Back Office Software 2 (BOS2) framework agreement using the framework's direct award mechanism.

The requirement is for a cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution to support the Council's core business functions, including financial management, procurement, budgeting, human resources, reporting, workflow management and associated corporate services.

The scope of the contract includes software licences/subscriptions, implementation and configuration services, training, hosting, support, maintenance and associated professional services.

The Council determined that the awarded supplier's solution met its requirements and represented the most appropriate framework solution in accordance with the terms and award provisions of the BOS2 framework agreement.

Delivery: North East

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 17 Aug 2026, 10:57 BST
Last source update: 17 Aug 2026, 10:57 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-078001
Classification (CPV): Enterprise resource planning software package
Delivery area: North East (UKC12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e55d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This contract was awarded under the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Back Office Software 2 (BOS2) Framework Agreement using the framework's direct award provisions. The Council undertook an assessment of its business, functional, technical and commercial requirements and identified a framework solution capable of meeting those requirements. The award was made in accordance with the terms of the framework agreement and the applicable call-off procedures.
The Council required a modern unified cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution to support its corporate services transformation programme, including finance, procurement, human resource, reporting and associated business processes. Following assessment of the Council's requirements, Softcat plc, incorporating the Workday platform and associated implementation services, was identified as providing the functionality, implementation capability and contractual arrangements necessary to support the Council's objectives.
Having determined that the selected solution met the Council's requirements and represented an appropriate commercial offering, the Council concluded that a direct award under the BOS2 Framework Agreement was the most proportionate procurement approach. The direct award mechanism provided a compliant and efficient route to market, enabling timely mobilisation of the programme whilst maintaining value for money and full adherence to the framework's terms and award provisions.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £7,501,4851 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Softcat Plc	£7,501,485 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 078001-2026-1 · Softcat Plc
Signed
31 Jul 2026
Value
£7,501,485
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Redcar and Cleveland House, Kirkleatham Street, Redcar, North East, TS101RTContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Softcat PLCAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02174990 Marlow, South East

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.