Provision of Beam Notes - AI-powered platform for public sector organisations

Official notice

Authority: Kingston Upon Hull City Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE11)

Awarded value£261,250published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 23 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Beam Up Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Beam Notes is an AI-powered platform for public sector organisations. Beam Notes helps frontline staff save significant time by automating administrative tasks such as transcription, report generation, and data extraction from documents and conversations. It is created and operated by Beam Up Ltd, a leader in tech-enabled welfare services for local government.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Miscellaneous software package and computer systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Hull City Council (The Authority) has directly awarded a contract via the G-Cloud 14…Awarded

Hull City Council (The Authority) has directly awarded a contract via the G-Cloud 14 Framework (Lot 2) to Beam Up Ltd for provision of Beam Notes over a 2-year period.

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber

48900000 Miscellaneous software package and computer systems

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Jun 2026, 13:27 BST
Last source update: 23 Jun 2026, 13:27 BST
Authority reference: Joe/S2026
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-058955
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportMiscellaneous software package and computer systems
Delivery area: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE11)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06bb15 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct award via the CCS G-Cloud 14 Framework

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £261,2501 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Beam Up Ltd	£261,250 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of Beam Notes - AI-powered platform for public sector organisations · Beam Up Ltd
Signed
23 Jun 2026
Value
£261,250
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hull City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 168524345 The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, Yorkshire & Humber, HU1 2AAContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Town ClerkReview body Hull

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Beam Up LtdAwarded supplier10637337 Senna Building, Gorsuch Place, London, London, E2 8JF

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.