Official UK procurement notice
Pension and Payroll Administration Software Contract
Authority: Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: South East (UKJ11)
Awarded value£2,987,354published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 Jun 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Heywood Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of pensions administration software for use by RBWM
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- 12 Jun 2026, 12:04 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jun 2026, 10:57 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-058834- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b3e7Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
Type of Procedure:
Direct Award (without competition)
Justification:
This direct award is applied under Schedule 5 (7b) of the Procurement Act 2023.
"The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where- (b)the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance."
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published12 Jun 2026, 12:04 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published23 Jun 2026, 10:57 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £2,987,3541 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heywood Ltd4 Jul 2026 – 3 Jul 2031Options: The current Commercial Proposal incorporates agreed additional modules. The authority reserves the right to request further modules to support the functionality and optimisation of the services, pending formal internal approval. | £2,987,354 | 18 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HEYWOOD LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender