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# Pilot for Voting Hub 2026 Elections

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pilot-for-voting-hub-2026-elections-ocds-h6vhtk-06615e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Milton Keynes Council: "Pilot for Voting Hub 2026 Elections". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Milton Keynes Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/milton-keynes-council-ons-e06000042)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,100,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pilot-for-voting-hub-2026-elections-ocds-h6vhtk-06615e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06615e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pilot-for-voting-hub-2026-elections-ocds-h6vhtk-06615e#tl-md)

## Description
Milton Keynes City Council   will be conducting  a  Direct award contract to Civica, for the required software development of: 
•	(a) Civica Polling Station (CPS), on behalf of Milton Keynes City Council  and Redditch Borough Council 2026 elections ; and 
•	(b) Xpress Electoral Management Software (EMS) for all Civica EMS clients, participating in election pilots in local elections. 
Civica’s software development of Xpress EMS and CPS will help local authorities to deliver “Advanced voting in hubs and on the day voting hubs” to achieve the pilots aim to modernise the voting experience by introducing greater flexibility, improving accessibility, and enhancing voter satisfaction while safeguarding the integrity, security, and transparency of the democratic process.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72000000, 72260000, 72262000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Pilot for Voting Hub 2026 Elections (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **CIVICA UK LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-120762`
  - Value: £1,100,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 16/03/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Pilot for Voting Hub 2026 Elections (terminated)
  - Signed Value: £1,027,841
  - Signed Date: 27/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F072059-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-30T10:01:58.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T05:11:58.061Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06615e