Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Buckinghamshire Council
The Gateway, Gatehouse Rd, HP19 8FF
Aylesbury
HP19 8FF
UK
Contact person: Maya Szybicka
E-mail: maya.szybicka@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ13
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.buckinghamshire.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
PlanX Subscription
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72268000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
PlanX as a fully hosted software service in order to support digital planning services
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
60 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72268000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ13
Main site or place of performance:
Buckinghamshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
PlanX as a fully hosted software service in order to support digital planning services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Contract for 1 period of 12 months with an option to extend by 1 period of 12 months.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
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
The award of this contract without prior publication is lawful under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Article 32(2)(b)(ii) of Directive 2014/24/EU. These provisions permit the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication where the services can only be supplied by one economic operator for reasons of exclusive rights or where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 561163109652834
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/05/2025
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
Open Systems Lab Ltd
09152368
St Ives, Cambridgeshire
UK
NUTS: UKJ13
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 60 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Royal Court of Justice
London
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/02/2026