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Published 23 Sept 2026, 16:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Hr & Payroll Software — UK public procurement notice

Authority: Karbon Homes (Public body)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North East (UKC)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£1,657,779published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 22 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Softcat Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

HR and Payroll Software, Maximum Employee Number: 1400

CPV: Time accounting or human resources software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1HR and Payroll Software, Maximum Employee Number: 1400Awarded
Delivery: North East, Yorkshire & Humber

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Sept 2026, 16:56 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2026, 16:56 BST
Classification (CPV)
Time accounting or human resources software package
Delivery area
North East (UKC)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077901
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification
Direct award made under the NHS Shared Business Services Digital Workplace Solutions 2 framework (ocds-h6vhtk-03f5e3)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,657,7791 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Softcat PlcSME——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 090324-2026-1 · Softcat PlcSME

    Signed
    22 Sept 2026
    Value
    £1,657,779
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Karbon Homes

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities GB-COH: RS 007529 Number 5, Newcasle, North East, NE128EG

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cabinet OfficeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.