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Bolton Cares Care Recording System

Open United Kingdom Software & IT systems

Buyer Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

31 days left

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Estimated value
€702,798
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Procedure
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  3. Deadline open for 31 days
  4. Awarded pending
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Summary

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The Borough Council of Bolton, on behalf of Bolton Cares, is procuring a new Care Recording System to replace an existing bespoke system nearing end of life. The system must meet the minimum care recording standards of Digital Social Care Records (DSCR) solutions assured by NHS England. It must be cloud based and support multiple sites and device types, delivering care at all levels from day care and assisted living to full time residential care. The procurement uses the Competitive Flexible Procedure and will result in a single contractor appointed. The contract starts on 11 January 2027 for three years, with the option to extend for two further periods of twelve months each.

Description

The Borough Council of Bolton ("the Authority") on behalf of Bolton Cares, is looking to procure a contract for a Bolton Cares Care Recording System. Bolton Cares requires a new Care Recording System to replace its existing bespoke system that is near end of life. The system should meet all minimum care recording standards as per the DSCR solutions that have been assured by NHS England (Assured solutions for digital social care records | Digitising Social Care). The system should be cloud based and able to cater for a number of sites and devices (and device types), delivering a variety of care at all levels from day care and assisted living to full time residential care. This Procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Act using the Competitive Flexible Procedure. The Authority will appoint a single (1) contractor on to the Contract. It is intended for the Contract to commence on 11 January 2027 for a period of three (3) years. There is the option to extend for a further two (2) twelve (12) month periods.

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    Do we meet every eligibility criterion?

    Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.

  2. Your call:

    Can we deliver this with the team we have?

    Estimated at €702,798.

  3. Your call:

    Do we have two comparable references?

    Comparable work is in Software & IT systems.

  4. In your favour:

    Is the deadline realistic for a proper offer?

    31 days left, 21 of them working days.

  5. Your call:

    Is there a margin at the likely winning price?

    In this country this kind of contract is usually awarded for between €67,209 and €384,186.

  6. Your call:

    Do we know this buyer?

    The buyer has 12 notices in the register and no pattern of winners yet.

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  • Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.
  • Documents in English.

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What this market pays

The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 882 awards for Software & IT systems in United Kingdom.

This notice
€702,798
Median award
€140,117
Middle half of past awards
€67,209 to €384,186

The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.

Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.

The buyer

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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

United Kingdom

notices in the register
12
awards
4

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This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Software & IT systems - United Kingdom

Company Wins Total awarded Last win
SOFTCAT PLC 71 €56.6M Sep 2026
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PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED 26 €85.2M Sep 2026

Based on 1003 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.

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