AwardedAwarded 15 June 2026

Electoral Management System (EMS)

In brief

Durham County Council awarded IT and software work to FCS Software Solutions Limited on 15 June 2026.

The notice gives a value of £600,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 8 years with extensions, starting 1 June 2026.

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

What the notice says

Electoral Registration & Elections Management are statutory functions the Council must provide for. Both functions are managed in accordance with Government legislation/regulations. An electronic management system is absolutely key to delivering the service, particularly the elections aspect, in the statutory timescales that apply. The current software system is hosted on premise. The Council's digital services team are keen for the EMS to move onto a cloud platform to become more cost effective.

Who won

Winner	Value	Dates
FCS Software Solutions Limited (SME) 1 bid received	£638,000	Awarded 27 May 2026 15 June 2026 to 31 May 2029

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

Timeline

5 March 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 020012-2026
27 May 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 049955-2026
19 June 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 057815-2026

Last time this was bought

002150 - Library Management System (LMS)

Won by: Civica UK Limited
Awarded: 4 June 2026
Value: £450,000
Bids: 3
Contract ends: 31 May 2031

Matched on Durham County Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

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From notice 020012-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 5 March 2026, last updated 19 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.