HR & Payroll System · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Chelmsford City Council (Local council)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)

Awarded value£767,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Oct 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Softcat Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of the Councils HR & Payroll Software System (Itrent)

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded and procured via the KCS Software Products and Associated services frameworkAwarded

Delivery: East of England

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: 1 Dec 2025, 15:35 GMT
Last source update: 1 Dec 2025, 15:35 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-078585
Classification (CPV): Software package and information systems
Delivery area: East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ec2d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This contract was awarded via the KCS Software Products and Associated Services framework

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £767,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Softcat Plc	£767,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 078585-2025-1 · Softcat Plc
Signed
1 Oct 2025
Value
£767,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Chelmsford City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Chelmsford, East of England, CM11JEContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Softcat PLCAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02174990 Marlow, Buckinghamshire, South East, SL7 1LW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.