Library Management System & Maintenance
Awarded to Open Fifth Limited
Newcastle City Council(buyer)
- Published
- Published 16 March 2026
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Overview
Contracting authority
4 live opportunities · 126 awarded contracts
Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PBHM-6848-TWYG
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- Published
- 16 March 2026
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £60,791
- Award date
- 16 March 2026
- Contract period
- 16 March 2026 → 7 February 2029
- Contract length
- 2 years 11 months
- Open Fifth Limited
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About the winner
Open Fifth Limited
- Based in
- Bridport
- Public contracts won
- 14
- Across UK and EU notices
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Market context
Typical award in Software package and information systems
£102,000
Median of 11,495 awards in the last 24 months
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Newcastle City Council in the last 12 months
136
contracts awarded, worth £89,855,497 in total
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