Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
Redcar and Cleveland House, Kirkleatham Street
Redcar
TS101RT
UK
E-mail: procurement@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48451000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Contract covers the provision, implementation, configuration, support and maintenance of a unified cloud based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
The ERP solution will support the Council's core back-office functions, including finance, procurement, budgeting, human resources, reporting, workflow automation and associated management information requirements. The contract includes software licences, implementation services, user training, support, maintenance, hosting and ongoing development services.
The procurement was undertaken by a direct award through the Government Commercial Agency's (GCA) Back Office Software 2 (BOS2) framework agreement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
7 501 485.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council awarded a contract under the Government Commercial Agency's (GCA) Back Office Software 2 (BOS2) framework agreement using the framework's direct award mechanism.
The requirement is for a cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution to support the Council's core business functions, including financial management, procurement, budgeting, human resources, reporting, workflow management and associated corporate services.
The scope of the contract includes software licences/subscriptions, implementation and configuration services, training, hosting, support, maintenance and associated professional services.
The Council determined that the awarded supplier's solution met its requirements and represented the most appropriate framework solution in accordance with the terms and award provisions of the BOS2 framework agreement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This contract was awarded under the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Back Office Software 2 (BOS2) Framework Agreement using the framework's direct award provisions. The Council undertook an assessment of its business, functional, technical and commercial requirements and identified a framework solution capable of meeting those requirements. The award was made in accordance with the terms of the framework agreement and the applicable call-off procedures.
The Council required a modern unified cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution to support its corporate services transformation programme, including finance, procurement, human resource, reporting and associated business processes. Following assessment of the Council's requirements, Softcat plc, incorporating the Workday platform and associated implementation services, was identified as providing the functionality, implementation capability and contractual arrangements necessary to support the Council's objectives.
Having determined that the selected solution met the Council's requirements and represented an appropriate commercial offering, the Council concluded that a direct award under the BOS2 Framework Agreement was the most proportionate procurement approach. The direct award mechanism provided a compliant and efficient route to market, enabling timely mobilisation of the programme whilst maintaining value for money and full adherence to the framework's terms and award provisions.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/07/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Softcat PLC
02174990
Marlow
UK
NUTS: UKJ13
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 7 501 485.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/08/2026