Education Jobs Board and Applicant Tracking System

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£1,087,506published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 6 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Softcat Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of vendor to supply and maintain an education jobs boards and applicant tracking system

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Procurement of supplier to build and maintain a jobs portal and applicant tracking…Awarded

Procurement of supplier to build and maintain a jobs portal and applicant tracking system for the education market

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM

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: 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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 27 Feb 2026, 13:53 GMT
Last source update: 27 Feb 2026, 13:53 GMT
Authority reference: CSG000077
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-017944
Classification (CPV): Software package and information systems
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065e5d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Awarded in line with call off procedure of Y23065 Software Products and Associated Services framework.

Publisher note: GO Reference: GO-2026227-PRO-34958942

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,087,5061 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Softcat PlcSubcontracting: The build and maintenance will be completed by a 3rd party contractor	£1,087,506 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Education Jobs Board and Applicant Tracking System · Softcat Plc
Signed
6 Feb 2026
Value
£1,087,506
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent County Council (t/a HR Connect)

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 1 Abbey Wood Road, West Malling, UK, ME19 4YTContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Commercial ServicesMediation body West Malling

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Softcat PLCAwarded supplier02174990 Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, UK, SL7 1LW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.