Official UK procurement notice
Mass Communication Tool · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProcurement of a Mass Communication Tool (MCT) and associated messaging services for Yorkshire Ambulance Service via the CCS G-Cloud 14 Framework. The contract has been awarded to Everbridge, via Softcat PLC, for an initial three-year term with an option to extend for a further 12 months. The solution will provide a secure, resilient and scalable platform to support rapid two-way communication during major incidents and business continuity events, replacing unsupported legacy communication tools and addressing a significant organisational risk while delivering the most advantageous combination of quality, functionality and value for money.
CPV: Software support services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This project was originally initiated in 2022 but was subsequently paused due to…Awarded
This project was originally initiated in 2022 but was subsequently paused due to funding constraints. Funding was secured through the 2025/26 business planning process, enabling the procurement exercise to recommence. <br/><br/>A competitive procurement process was undertaken, including supplier demonstrations and evaluation against predefined technical, social value, and commercial criteria. Evaluation was based on a weighted methodology of 60% technical (including social value) and 40% commercial, using the 5,506-user licence tier for comparison. <br/><br/>The final scores were: <br/><br/>Everbridge (Supplier A): 99.64% <br/>BlackBerry (Supplier B): 93.15% <br/><br/>Whilst BlackBerry achieved a slightly higher technical score, Everbridge's significantly more competitive pricing resulted in the highest overall weighted score and therefore represents the Most Advantageous Tender.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Oct 2026, 13:52 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 13:52 BST
- Authority reference
YAS 171 2025_26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093369- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077fc3Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Competitive award between two major providers of the solution based on Authority's specification. Contract award to Most Advantageous Tender via NOE CPC Total Technology Framework.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Softcat Plc | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 093369-2026-1 · Softcat Plc
- Signed
- 6 Aug 2026
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This project was originally initiated in 2022 but was subsequently paused due to… | 2bids · 0 electronic | 0 | — | £78,849 – £81,433 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £78,849 – £81,466 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Softcat plcAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.