POCV 019 - Place Cube · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Shropshire Council (Local council)

Below threshold - limited competitionSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG22)

Awarded value£99,800published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 24 Jan 2025

Awarded to Placecube Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Software as a Service (SaaS) solution titled Open Place Directory. This platform enables the collection, maintenance, assurance, and publishing of local community services in a single, accessible directory. It supports interoperability through open standards and APIs, and includes modules for volunteer data collection, service provider management, service assurance, and administrative controls.

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: West Midlands

72222300 Information technology services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 2 Sept 2025, 19:05 BST
Last source update: 2 Sept 2025, 19:05 BST
Authority reference: POCV 019
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-053343
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG22)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0592b0 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 2 Sept 2025

Contract award notice published
2 Sept 2025, 19:05 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
24 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £99,8001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Placecube LimitedOpen Place Directory1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2028 · up to 31 Jan 2029Extensions: The contract may be extended once for a period of up to 12 months. The Buyer must give the Supplier 2 months' written notice prior to expiry	£99,800 inc. VAT	24 Jan 2025	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Shropshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCLL-9577-QDZW Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, West Midlands, SY3 8HQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Placecube LimitedAwarded supplier 1 London Street, Reading Berkshire, South East, RG1 4PNContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender2 Sept 2025, 19:05 BST