Stockport Council - Children's Led Sector Improvement Portal - NWADCS Hosting and Maintenance Services

Official notice

Authority: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North West (UKD)

Awarded value£30,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 20 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Big Blue Door Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

3- Year contract 01/07/2026 - 30/06/2029

NWADCS is a regional improvement service hosted by Stockport Council and funded by the 24 North West authorities. There is a Collaborative Agreement in place to cover the arrangement including information sharing. NWADCS have a website www.nwadcs.org.uk ↗ that was developed in 2022 as a regional resource for participating authorities and providers.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West · Stockport Council

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: 20 Jul 2026, 14:08 BST
Last source update: 20 Jul 2026, 14:08 BST
Authority reference: STAR UID 021132
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-068265
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06cee3 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: Direct Award through the G Cloud.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: TBC by STAR Procurement

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £30,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Big Blue Door LimitedSME	£30,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 068265-2026-STAR UID 021132-1 · Big Blue Door LimitedSME
Signed
20 Jul 2026
Value
£30,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Stopford House, Piccadilly, Stockport, North West, SK13XEContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

STAR ProcurementReview body Sale

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Big Blue DoorAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07958927 Hurst, North West, RG10 ORQ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.