Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Karbon Homes
RS 007529
Number 5
Newcasle
NE128EG
UK
Contact person: Pippa Ford
Telephone: +44 7736956441
E-mail: pippa.ford@karbonhomes.co.uk
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.karbonhomes.co.uk/
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
Hr & Payroll Software
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48450000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
HR and Payroll Software, Maximum Employee Number: 1400
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 657 778.86
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKE
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
HR and Payroll Software, Maximum Employee Number: 1400
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 made under the NHS Shared Business Services Digital Workplace Solutions 2 framework (ocds-h6vhtk-03f5e3)
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/09/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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
Softcat PLC
02174990
Marlow
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 657 778.86
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/09/2026