Official UK procurement notice
Mini-competition for the procurement of a planning and regulatory services software replacement
Authority: Herefordshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract Award for supplier to provide a single IT platform to support the business functions of Planning, Building Control and Land Charges; Regulatory Services: Waste; and Private Sector Housing. This follows a tender undertaken in the form of a further-competition utilising Crown Commercial Services’ ‘Vertical Application Solutions’ (VAS) framework, RM6259, Lot 3, and was tendered in line with the terms and conditions of that framework.
These services cross the Economy and Environment, and Community Wellbeing directorates of the council.
CPV: Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 1 Aug 2024, 12:35 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2025, 15:54 BST
- Authority reference
DN736029- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034819- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0486b9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Call-off from a framework agreement.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Aug 2024, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
31 Aug 2024 → 24 Jun 2025 · 2 dates- Submission deadline31 Aug 2024, 17:00 BST
- Notice published24 Jun 2025, 15:54 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2025- Status changed to complete24 Jun 2025, 15:54 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Jun 2025, 15:54 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextAll sections to be withdrawn-- notice not necessary · 1 | All sections to be withdrawn-- notice not necessary | All sections to be withdrawn-- notice not necessary |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insight Direct | £1,130,998 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 034819-2025-1 · Insight Direct
- Signed
- 12 Jun 2025
- Value
- £1,130,998
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Insight Direct (UK) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.