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Published 3 Sept 2024, 14:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Information Rights and Data Protection Compliance Case Management

Official notice

Authority: Cheshire East Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsRestricted procedure
Awarded value£3,370,9867 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 10 Aug 2026
Awarded to VIA Technologies Europe BV +8 more10 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award under the Crown Commercial Service G Cloud 14 framework agreement - RM1557.14.

The system facilitates the efficient management of Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Individual Rights Requests, Third Party Data Protection requests, Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), Data Breaches, EIR Property Searches. Key features include workflow automation, role-based access control, audit trails, deadline tracking, and customisable templates to ensure timely and compliant handling of all requests. In addition to case tracking and workflow management, the system includes functionality to publish an FOI Disclosure Log, enabling public access to previously released FOI responses in compliance with transparency obligations.

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Sept 2024, 14:37 BST
Last source update
13 Aug 2026, 09:00 BST
Authority reference
C5708
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077025
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
North West (UKD6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0497c2 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Direct award call off from framework agreement

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The council will incorporate a standstill period from the point at which information within this notification is published. The notification will provide full information on the award decision, the standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, this provides time for organisations to scrutinize the award decision before any contracts are entered into i.e. the end of the standstill period will be 13th September 2024.

Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SINO102) provides for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or who are at risk of harm by a breach of the regulations to take action in the high court (England, Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland).

Publisher note: This is an award under the Crown Commercial Service G Cloud 14 framework agreement - 2025/S 000-043195

Notice history

4 events · 12 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2024
  1. Procurement method changed
    14 Oct 2024, 10:38 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    14 Apr 2025, 09:25 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    9 Jan 2026, 15:57 GMT
  4. Procurement method changed
    19 Jan 2026, 15:20 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextVI.1.3.—Award under Crown Commercial Service RM6259 - Vertical Application Solutions framework agreement - https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6259

Amended awarded framework

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (12)
  • 2026-01: 1 release · 9 Jan 2026
  • 2025-11: 1 release · 26 Nov 2025
  • 2025-10: 1 release · 29 Oct 2025
  • 2025-09: 2 releases · 8 Sept 2025, 8 Sept 2025
  • 2025-04: 1 release · 14 Apr 2025
  • 2024-10: 2 releases · 4 Oct 2024, 14 Oct 2024
  • 2024-09: 1 release · 3 Sept 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 10
Awarded value £3,370,9867 contracts exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 10latest 10 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
VIA Technologies Europe BV£170,780 †—Awarded
Insight Direct£1,011,156 †—Awarded
4NET TECHNOLOGIES LTDSME£1,268,727 †—Awarded
Unity Five Limited £270,000 †—Awarded
Halo Service Solutions LtdSME£283,800 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Halo Service Solutions LtdSME£283,800 †—Awarded
RingGo LtdSME——Awarded
IDOX SOFTWARE LTD£52,741 †—Awarded
Fivium LtdSME£313,782 †—Awarded
ASCENDANT SOLUTIONS LTDSME——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Award under the Crown Commercial Service G Cloud 14 framework agreement - RM1557.141bids · 1 electronic0—£323,000 – £323,001
Whole notice———£323,000 – £323,001

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services WESTFIELDS, SANDBACH, North West, CW111HZContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London
  • The Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

9 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.