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Published 23 Sept 2026, 09:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Legal Case Management System with Court Bundling Capability

Authority: Gloucestershire County Council (Local council)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: South West (UKK13)
Awarded value£443,076published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Nov 2022no call for competition
Awarded to Tricostar

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This notice is to advise of a proposed contract modification.

The Council has made the decision to extend the contract for a period of one (1) additional year, with an option to extend for an additional one (1) year again, up to a maximum of two (2) years. The contract will be varied increasing the value of the contract by £74,076.28 (original contract value £369,000).

The increase to the value of the contract will rely upon:

• Regulation 72(1) (b) for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor-

1. cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, and

2. would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority,

provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract.

The grounds relied upon to use Regulation 72(1)(b) are set out below:

(a) A change of contractor within the required timeframe would create material technical, operational and local government re-organisation implementation risks due to the complex and integrated nature of the contract.

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(b) The technical capability to reconfigure the council's current systems and processes is another reason an extension is required to provide additional time to procure a replacement contract. The current system is fully integrated into the Council's ICT system to ensure that legal documents held within it are stored subject to robust security measures.

(c) A change of contractor is not possible as a short-term measure and would result, in a potential failure to meet court and quasi-judicial deadlines thereby affecting the council's ability to deliver some of its statutory services, which extends beyond the statutory test of simple "inconvenience".

(d) The proposed modification is necessary, proportionate, and compliant with Regulation 72(1)(b). It ensures continuity, avoids unnecessary cost and disruption, and maintains the integrity of the original procurement.

(e) The increase in contract value arising from the proposed modification will not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract.

(f) The modification will not alter the overall nature of the contract.

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This notice is to advise of a proposed contract modification
This notice is to advise of a proposed contract modification. The Council has made the decision to extend the contract for a period of one (1) additional year, with an option to extend for an additional one (1) year again, up to a maximum of two (2) years. The contract will be varied increasing the value of the contract by £74,076.28 (original contract value £369,000). The increase to the value of the contract will rely upon: • Regulation 72(1) (b) for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement,…
Delivery: South West

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, 09:22 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2026, 09:22 BST
Authority reference
DN593267
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
South West (UKK13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077821
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification
This notice is to advise of a proposed contract modification. The Council has made the decision to extend the contract for a period of one (1) additional year, with an option to extend for an additional one (1) year again, up to a maximum of two (2) years. The contract will be varied increasing the value of the contract by £74,076.28 (original contract value £369,000).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £443,0761 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Nov 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Tricostar——Awarded

Contracts

  • Legal Case Management System with Court Bundling Capability · Tricostar

    Signed
    1 Nov 2022
    Value
    £443,076
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Gloucestershire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Shire Hall, Westgate Street, Gloucester, South West, GL12TG +44 1452425409

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • TricostarAwarded supplierGB-COH: 9401729 London, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.