Managed support for Data & Analytics Framework

Official notice

Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: East of England (UKH)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 6 Mar 2026no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Managed support for the itelligent-i Azure Data & Analytics Framework (iDAP) and Power BI Analytics Accelerators, including

Azure Data Services operational management, ATR-based scope control, incident triage/remediation, service reporting and change governance.

CPV: Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Down selection process via Crown Commercial Services G Cloud 14 Framework agreementAwarded

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: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 Mar 2026, 14:32 GMT
Last source update: 19 Mar 2026, 14:32 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-025253
Classification (CPV): Other community, social and personal services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066f1d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This was procured via the Crown Commercial Services G Cloud 14 Framework agreement.
This was in full compliance with the council's contract procedure rules as well as the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Mar 2026

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Managed support for Azure Data & Analytics Framework
Signed
6 Mar 2026
Value
£985,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bedford Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, East of England, MK429APContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

ITELLIGENT-I LIMITEDFramework contractorGB-COH: 10667062 Staffordshire, East of England

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.