Electoral Management System

Contract summary

Industry

• Software package and information systems - 48000000

• IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£67,100

Procurement reference

SHEPWAY001-DN594663-43145207

Published date

27 January 2022

Closing date

14 January 2022

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

3 February 2022

Contract end date

2 February 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Direct award

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

Provision of Electoral Management System to:

• To uphold and maintain the functionality of what the current EMS can do, to achieve the ERO and RO standards set by legislation and the Electoral Commission.
• Enable the team to work with mapping functionality to make polling district reviews and boundary changes a lot more efficient by end of March 2022.
• A supplier that has the ability to be cloud-hosted now or in the future.
• A better postal vote scanning software package that doesn't rely on Kofax or any other subsidiary software package that needs specialist attention from our IT department.
• To have a canvassing application for digital door knocking.
• To have new and innovative ways to bring about efficiencies within the elections team during election timetables or annual registration activities.

Direct Award via CCS Gcloud12 (RM1557.12).

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Award information

Awarded date

27 January 2022

Contract start date

3 February 2022

Contract end date

2 February 2026

Total value of contract

£67,100

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Democracy Counts Ltd

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About the buyer

Contact name

Ade Agboola

Address

Civic Centre
Folkestone
CT20 2QY
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1303853377

Email

ade.agboola@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk

Website

https://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/your-council/council-information/contracting