Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Bernicia Group
Ashington
NE63 0XF
UK
Contact person: Kerry Hunter
E-mail: kerry.hunter@bernicia.com
NUTS: UKC
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.bernicia.com
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
Social Value Portal
Reference number: BG-P/REF:0038
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72268000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
To provide a social value portal to track corporate social value and social value delivered through our supply chain.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
65 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72268000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
Main site or place of performance:
Ashington
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Social Value Portal
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This contract is being awarded under the G-Cloud 14 framework reference RM1557.14 Lot 2 Cloud Software
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: BG-P/REF:0038
Title: Social Value Portal
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Thrive CSR Ltd
NI634734
Holywood
BT18 9AE
UK
NUTS: UKN
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:
: 65 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Bernicia Group
Ashington
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/01/2026