Awarded contract

EX2610 Ascendant Solutions for Revenues and Benefits

Details

Buyer: Wealden District Council
Supplier(s): ASCENDANT SOLUTIONS LTD
Value: £135,008.13
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Software package and information systems
Published: 11 February 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Ascendant Solutions was appointed as a specialist provider of digital tools and data services tailored for local government, particularly in the Revenues and Benefits space. This contract spans: - Application Management Platforms: Tools for handling grants, benefits, and document uploads. - Robotic Process Automation (RPA): Automates repetitive tasks like claim processing and data entry. - Data Intelligence & Monitoring: Aggregates live data for credit scoring, vulnerability assessment, and housing market insights. - Vulnerability Identification: Integrates with national databases to support ethical recovery and targeted outreach. - Credit Bureau Services: Supplies financial indicators for resident profiling and debt risk analysis. - Benefits Calculators: Helps residents self-assess entitlements and supports income maximisation campaigns. They also engage in sector-wide thought. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published11 February 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date11 February 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 May 2027in 7 months

About the buyer

Wealden District Council is a local authority in Hailsham, East Sussex, and buys through the East Sussex Procurement Hub. The hub is a shared service based at the council, and Rother and Hastings councils buy through it too. Framework agreements from bodies such as Government Commercial Agency, ESPO and YPO are considered only after the council's tendering options have been reviewed.

Mid-value purchases are quoted by at least three invited companies.

Over the past 5 years, most of Wealden District Council's contract awards have been in software and information systems, business services and architectural and engineering services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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