Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Trafford Council
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road
Manchester
M320TH
UK
Contact person: PHILIP STEPHENS
E-mail: philip.stephens@star-procurement.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD34
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.trafford.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
Planning, Building Control, Land Charges, Public Access, EDRMS and Gazetteer
Reference number: STAR Ref 020281
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Renewal of the existing Idox contract for 5 years to continue use of the Idox product suite (Planning, Building Control, Land Charges, Gazetteer and Public Access modules) and associated support and consultancy. The Idox system underpins statutory and business-critical functions within the Place directorate. Renewal ensures service continuity.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
514 443.07
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
Main site or place of performance:
Trafford Council
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Renewal of the existing Idox contract for 5 years to continue use of the Idox product suite (Planning, Building Control, Land Charges, Gazetteer and Public Access modules) and associated support and consultancy. The Idox system underpins statutory and business-critical functions within the Place directorate. Renewal ensures service continuity.
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
Direct Award via the Crown Commercial Services RM6259 for the provision of Vertical Application Solutions.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: STAR 020281
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/01/2026
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
Idox Software Ltd
02933889
Surrey
GU21 5SB
UK
NUTS: UKD
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 514 443.07
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
5-Year Contract - 31st January 2026 - 30th January 2031
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/01/2026