Official UK procurement notice
Software Maintenance Agreement and Support Agreement – Apex Asset Management Software
Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Ayrshire Council require software maintenance & access to the APEX System.
The contract has recently been modified to upgrade to the most recent version of the SAP System.
The contract commenced on 1st April 2023, the contract completion date is 31st March 2027 and will terminate on this date unless otherwise advised in advance.
CPV: Software maintenance and repair services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 23 Mar 2026, 14:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Mar 2026, 14:31 GMT
- Authority reference
NAC/STA/5188- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026327- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06718dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a legacy ICT system that only the incumbent supplier can maintain and support. this software system was made in collaboration with the supplier in 2009.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:823872)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowanwood Professional Services LTD | £152,588 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 026327-2026-NAC/STA/5188-1 · Rowanwood Professional Services LTD
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2023
- Value
- £152,588
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Rowanwood Professional Services LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.