Awarded contract

PLACE695 Supply of a Planning Development Management System (inc. Section 106 Agreement Monitoring) and Associated Services

Details

Buyer: Derbyshire County Council
Supplier(s): DEF Software Limited
Value: £330,927
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Software package and information systems
Published: 23 July 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The Council approached all suppliers available under Lot 3: Housing, Environmental and Planning Solutions of GCA RM6259 Vertical Application Solutions to take part in a Further Competition. The Council sought to procure a modern, cloud-based Planning System to support its statutory functions as a County Planning Authority. The Solution must provide end-to-end functionality (the ability of a system to operate fully - from start to finish - without requiring assistance from external systems or third-party resources) for the management of minerals and waste planning applications, policy development, managing legal agreements, monitoring, and enforcement. It must also be capable of supporting broader planning-related activities undertaken by the Council, where required.

Timeline

Completed: Award date15 July 2026
Completed: Award published23 July 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date14 July 2029in 3 years

About the buyer

Derbyshire County Council is the local authority for the county of Derbyshire and organises its procurement by category under a five-year rolling strategy. Tender notices are published on Find a Tender, the Central Digital Platform, under the Procurement Act 2023. Documents for each tender are issued through the Proactis supplier portal, where suppliers register and set tailored alerts. Category management consolidates recurring spend into frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems. Three category leads cover corporate, property and ICT, people services, and place. Call-offs from ESPO frameworks for estates and language services are recorded as published council decisions.

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 Derbyshire County Council's contract awards have been in construction work, transport services and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

48000000 · Software package and information systems

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derbyshire-county-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derbyshire-county-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derbyshire-county-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derbyshire-county-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derbyshire-county-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derbyshire-county-council.gov

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