Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Lanarkshire Housing Association Limited
191 Brandon Street
Motherwell
ML1 1RS
UK
Contact person: Lanarkshire Housing Association
Telephone: +44 1698269119
E-mail: enquiries@lanarkshireha.com
NUTS: UKM84
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.lanarkshireha.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA15222
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
LHA Housing Management System
Reference number: LHA HMS 2026-29
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Lanarkshire Housing Association use and rely upon ActiveH Housing Management Software which is provided by MIS Active Management Systems (owned by Aareon) Our desktop software requires an upgrade and LHA have been offered an intra-group graduation to an alternative software solution in HomeMaster (under the same parent company)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
216 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM84
Main site or place of performance:
Lanarkshire Housing Association Ltd, 191 Brandon Street, Motherwell, ML1 1RS
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lanarkshire Housing Association are in contract with MIS Active Management Systems until August 2027 for the use of ActiveH Desktop (housing management software) The Association need to upgrade our desktop modules and the parent company have offered an intra-group graduation to an alternative software solution. HomeMaster has been assessed to meet the needs of the business and the organisation is unable to offer an open procurement opportunity to alternative suppliers until 2027.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Competition is absent for technical reasons. Lanarkshire Housing Association use and rely upon ActiveH Housing Management Software which is provided by MIS Active Management Systems (owned by Aareon) LHA need to upgrade and develop our desktop software solution and have been offered an intra-group graduation to an alternative software solution in HomeMaster (under the same parent company) It is the Associations intention to enter into a 36 month contract with Aareon HomeMaster replacing the current contract with MIS Active Management Systems which has a remaining balance of 21 months. HomeMaster has been assessed to meet the needs of the business and the organisation is unable to offer an open procurement opportunity to alternative suppliers until 2027. There is no reasonable workaround and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-081582
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: LANARK001
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/12/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Designer Software Ltd
11 Whittle Court
Milton Keynes
MK5 8FT
UK
Telephone: +44 7568439154
NUTS: UKJ12
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.designersoftware.co.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 216 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
It should be noted that this VEAT notice is intended to inform the market of the intention to award a contract under Regulation 33 (1) (b) (ii) and/or (iii) and whilst the system requires an award date prior to the notice publication at section V.2.1 above, the contract shall not be entered into until a minimum of 8 days from the publication of this notice.
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Hamiton Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 4 Beckford Street
Hamilton
ML3 0BT
UK
Telephone: +44 1698282957
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/courts-and-tribunals/courts-tribunals-and-office-locations/find-us/hamilton-sheriff-court/
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings to the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/08/2026