Official UK procurement notice
MRI Housing Allocations Solution Software
Authority: Stockton on Tees Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC1)
Awarded value£258,228published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 10 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to MRI Software Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Tees Valley HomeFinder service manages the housing register and allocation of social housing across the Tees Valley partnership, advertising available properties and allocating homes in line with the Common Allocation Policy
CPV: Information technology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The service is procured by SBC on behalf of the Tees Valley HomeFinder PartnersAwarded
The service is procured by SBC on behalf of the Tees Valley HomeFinder Partners
(Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland Councils, Beyond Housing
and North Star)
Whilst LA's are not legally required to maintain a housing register we are required to have
an allocation scheme which identifies who qualifies for social housing / how applications
are priorities and procedures for allocation properties.
As a nonstock holding LA, we address local housing need via nominations to Registered
Housing Provider housing stock. We maintain a housing register; we advertise and let
these propert…
- Extensions
- Initial contract term of 48 months with the option to extend for up to a further 12 months at the discretion of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council.
72222300 Information technology services
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 25 Sept 2026, 13:32 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2026, 13:32 BST
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a9a
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
- The contract has been awarded following a direct award under the G-Cloud framework agreement. The framework was established through a compliant procurement process and permits contracting authorities to award call-off contracts to suppliers on the framework in accordance with the framework rules. The award is therefore lawful without prior publication of a contract notice in the Find a Tender Service.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £258,2281 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRI Software LimitedMRI Software Housing Management System | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
MRI Software Housing Management System · MRI Software Limited
- Signed
- 10 Sept 2026
- Value
- £258,228
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of JusticeReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.