Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Halton Borough Council
Municipal Building
Widnes
WA87QF
UK
Contact person: Pauline Lowe
Telephone: +44 1515118369
E-mail: Pauline.Lowe@halton.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD71
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.halton.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
Beam Notes Call-Off Agreement
Reference number: DN828184
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
130 625.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD71
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
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 G-Cloud 14 Framework (RM1557.14)
Service ID - 985901463553519
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
28/08/2026
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
Shoreditch Exchange, Senna Building
London
E2 8JF
UK
NUTS: UKI
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:
: 130 625.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Halton Borough Council
Municipal Building, Kingsway
Widnes
WA8 7QF
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/09/2026