Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Hull City Council
168524345
The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street
Hull
HU1 2AA
UK
E-mail: joe.scarfe@hullcc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.hull.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104102
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
Provision of Beam Notes - AI-powered platform for public sector organisations
Reference number: Joe/S2026
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Beam Notes is an AI-powered platform for public sector organisations. Beam Notes helps frontline staff save significant time by automating administrative tasks such as transcription, report generation, and data extraction from documents and conversations. It is created and operated by Beam Up Ltd, a leader in tech-enabled welfare services for local government.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
261 250.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48900000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE11
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Hull City Council (The Authority) has directly awarded a contract via the G-Cloud 14 Framework (Lot 2) to Beam Up Ltd for provision of Beam Notes over a 2-year period.
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 CCS G-Cloud 14 Framework
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: 1
Title: Provision of Beam Notes - AI-powered platform for public sector organisations
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/06/2026
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
Beam Up Ltd
10637337
Senna Building, Gorsuch Place
London
E2 8JF
UK
NUTS: UKI41
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 261 250.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Town Clerk
The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street
Hull
HU1 2AA
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/06/2026