Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Stopford House, Piccadilly
Stockport
SK13XE
UK
Contact person: PHILIP STEPHENS
E-mail: philip.stephens@star-procurement.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD35
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://stockport.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
Stockport Council - Children's Led Sector Improvement Portal - NWADCS Hosting and Maintenance Services
Reference number: STAR UID 021132
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
3- Year contract 01/07/2026 - 30/06/2029
NWADCS is a regional improvement service hosted by Stockport Council and funded by the 24 North West authorities. There is a Collaborative Agreement in place to cover the arrangement including information sharing. NWADCS have a website www.nwadcs.org.uk that was developed in 2022 as a regional resource for participating authorities and providers.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
30 000.00
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:
Stockport Council
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
3- Year contract 01/07/2026 - 30/06/2029
NWADCS is a regional improvement service hosted by Stockport Council and funded by the 24 North West authorities. There is a Collaborative Agreement in place to cover the arrangement including information sharing. NWADCS have a website www.nwadcs.org.uk that was developed in 2022 as a regional resource for participating authorities and providers.
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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Direct Award through the G Cloud.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: STAR UID 021132
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/07/2026
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
Big Blue Door
07958927
Hurst
RG10 ORQ
UK
NUTS: UKD
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:
: 30 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
TBC by STAR Procurement
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/07/2026