Awarded contract

Causeway Project Accounting (CPA) System

Details

Buyer: South Lanarkshire Council
Supplier(s): Causeway Technologies Limited
Value: £266,990.98
Topic: Accounting services
Published: 8 January 2026
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

South Lanarkshire Council have a requirement to undertake a Negotiated Procedure under Standing Order 9 of the Council's Standing Orders on Contracts for the provision of Causeway Project Accounting (CPA) System. The award of this contract under the Negotiated Tendering Procedure can be justified under Standing Order 9.3.1 of the Council’s Standing Orders on Contracts for the following reason:- The services can only be supplied by one suitable contractor because competition is absent for technical reasons and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. The contract term runs from 22 December 2025 to 21 December 2026 with the option to extend for a further 1 year if required. Lot 1: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition. South Lanarkshire Council have a requirement to undertake a Negotiated Procedure under Standing Order 9 of the Council's Standing Orders on Contracts for the provision of Causeway Project Accounting (CPA) System. Justification for selected award procedure: The award of this contract under the Negotiated Tendering Procedure can be justified under Standing Order 9.3.1 (b) of the Council’s Standing Orders on Contracts for the following reason: The services can only be supplied by one suitable contractor because competition is absent for technical reasons and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. The contract term runs from 22 December 2025 to 21 December 2026 with the option to extend for a further 1 year if required.

Timeline

Completed: Award date29 December 2025
Completed: Award published8 January 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

South Lanarkshire Council runs local government services from Hamilton as a local authority with its own procurement team. Every contract opportunity is advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal for Scottish public bodies. Lower-value work runs through PCS Quick Quote, while larger contracts move to PCS-Tender. Dynamic purchasing systems and procured services arrangements keep routes open for ongoing sourcing, particularly in social care. A two-year procurement plan sets out upcoming opportunities each year. The published contract register lists awarded contracts and framework agreements. No approved supplier list exists, so any business can bid.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of South Lanarkshire Council's contract awards have been in IT services, health and social work and education and training.

Relevant CPV codes

79211000 · Accounting services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-lanarkshire-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-lanarkshire-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-lanarkshire-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-lanarkshire-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-lanarkshire-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-lanarkshire-council.gov