AwardedAwarded 17 July 2026

Bed Based Digital Care Records System

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council awarded IT and software and healthcare work to Decaura Limited on 17 July 2026.

The notice gives a value of £80,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 August 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

The Borough Council of Bolton ("the Authority") is prepared to receive tenders for an Bed Based Digital Care Records System which will be subject to the information, specification and tender package enclosed. This procurement exercise is being run as a Competitive Flexible Process under the Procurement Act 2023. The Authority will appoint a single (1) contractor on to the Contract. The tender is to provide a Digital Care Record System to manage beds across the intermediate care bed bases for Bolton Council. The system must be able to handle a constantly changing list of service users, have archiving ability and must support medication management and administration. It is intended for the Contract to commence on 1 August 2026 for a period of three (3) years. There is the option to extend for a further two (2) years.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Decaura Limited (SME)
13 bids received
£40,000
Awarded 17 July 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 024559-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 068011-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

28

Awards

18

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From notice 024559-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 18 March 2026, last updated 17 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.