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Published 14 Apr 2025, 11:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Care and People Planning Software for Inclusive Employment

Official notice

Authority: Essex Cares Limited (Public body)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)
Awarded value£198,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Apr 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Aptem Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of system for Essex Cares Limited Inclusive Employment operations

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Services include:Awarded

The Services include:

  • Customer portal
  • Service Recipient portal
  • Employer engagement CRM
  • Vacancy capture
  • Service Recipient referral management
Delivery: East of England · Seax House Victoria Road South Chelmsford Essex CM1 1QH
Extensions: This Call-Off Contract can be extended by the Buyer for One period of up to 12 months.

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
Goods
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 Apr 2025, 11:34 BST
Last source update
14 Apr 2025, 11:34 BST
Authority reference
0073
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014884
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050249 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

This procurement was concluded using the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14).

CCS templates were used to establish an extensive long list of potential suppliers. Our conformance scope of requirements enabled for a shorter list of potential suppliers who were invited to demonstrate their software.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £198,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Aptem LtdSME£198,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 014884-2025-ecm_10428-1 · Aptem LtdSME

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £198,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Essex Cares Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Seax House, Chelmsford, East of England, CM11QHContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Aptem limitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06824227 3 Harmood Grove, London, London, NW1 8DHContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.