Provision of an E-Procurement and Contract Management System (Proquro)

Official notice

Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South East (UKJ32)

Awarded value£226,842published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 3 Sept 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Master Software Solutions Ltd.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The supply, implementation and support of the Proquro SaaS e-procurement and contract management platform, including data migration, training, integration and ongoing support.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: 9 Oct 2026, 16:39 BST
Last source update: 9 Oct 2026, 16:39 BST
Authority reference: SCC-2026-0666
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-095822
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: South East (UKJ32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07851d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This was procured using the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14)

Publisher note: This was procured using the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £226,8421 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Master Software Solutions Ltd.SME	£226,842 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 095822-2026-1 · Master Software Solutions Ltd.SME
Signed
3 Sept 2026
Value
£226,842
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southampton City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Civic Centre Road, Southampton, South East, SO147LYContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Master Software Solutions LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08128692 2 Kitwood Drive, Earley,Reading, UK, RG6 3TA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.