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Published 30 Apr 2026, 11:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

003099 - Quartex Digital Footprint increase

Official notice

Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition
Awarded value£31,196published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to ADAM MATTHEW DIGITAL LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of the AM Digital Quartex Digital Microfilm Viewing Solutions for The Story visitors to view scanned images.

This contract is to increase the value of an existing contract which has been in place since May 2024. The storage requirements for the data have increased since the contract started (Increase digital footprint to 5TB, originally anticipated 1TB) and will require an increase in contract value from 40,730 to 71,926 (31,196 difference).

When this contract was implemented in 2024, there were no other suppliers identified who could meet the requirements and this further direct award is tied to the originally functionality.

Schedule 5 s7b, permitted justification for a Direct Award due to additional data storage services being required, where a change of supplier would result in disproportionate technical difficulties

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
30 Apr 2026, 11:24 BST
Last source update
30 Apr 2026, 11:24 BST
Authority reference
OPEN2026956
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039763
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North East (UKC14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068f0c Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    30 Apr 2026, 11:24 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £31,1961 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ADAM MATTHEW DIGITAL LIMITED£31,196 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Quartex Digital Footprint increase · ADAM MATTHEW DIGITAL LIMITED

    Signed
    30 Apr 2026
    Value
    £31,196
    Period
    1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Durham County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMPB-8772-VYWM Corten House, Dunholme Close, Durham, North East, DH1 5WBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ADAM MATTHEW DIGITAL LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05960030GB-PPON: PLXN-1691-LRWM Hylo, 103-105 Bunhill Row, Third Floor, London, London, EC1Y 8LZContact 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 Tender