Renewal of Annual Support, Hosting and Maintenance of ELMs2 - Loan Equipment Management System

Official notice

Authority: North Tyneside Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC2)

Awarded value£37,842published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Ethical Technology Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Tyneside Council intends to directly award a contract to Ethitec for the continued hosting, support and maintenance of the ELMS2 system.

ELMS2 is a specialist system configured for the Authority's community equipment loan service, and Ethitec is the only supplier with the technical knowledge, access and infrastructure required to maintain the service without disruption.

Changing supplier would require complex data migration, system reconfiguration and extensive user retraining, creating disproportionate technical difficulties and significant operational risk. The Authority therefore considers there are no reasonable alternatives capable of ensuring continuity of this critical service.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 19 Oct 2026, 11:21 BST
Last source update: 19 Oct 2026, 11:21 BST
Authority reference: OPEN20261757
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-098376
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078a85 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
19 Oct 2026, 11:21 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £37,8421 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Ethical Technology LtdSME	£37,842 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Ethical Technology LtdSME
Signed
1 Oct 2026
Value
£37,842
Period
2 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Tyneside Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYBQ-4733-WWLW Quadrant, North Tyneside, North East, NE27 0BYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ETHICAL TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02208213GB-PPON: PCHX-8734-ZBBV 37 Millstone Lane, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 5JNContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender19 Oct 2026, 11:21 BST