AwardedAwarded 27 March 2026

Pilot for Voting Hub 2026 Elections

Milton Keynes City Council · Local authority

In brief

Milton Keynes City Council awarded IT and software work to Civica UK Limited on 27 March 2026.

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

What the notice says

Milton Keynes City Council will be conducting a Direct award contract to Civica, for the required software development of: • (a) Civica Polling Station (CPS), on behalf of Milton Keynes City Council and Redditch Borough Council 2026 elections ; and • (b) Xpress Electoral Management Software (EMS) for all Civica EMS clients, participating in election pilots in local elections. Civica’s software development of Xpress EMS and CPS will help local authorities to deliver “Advanced voting in hubs and on the day voting hubs” to achieve the pilots aim to modernise the voting experience by introducing greater flexibility, improving accessibility, and enhancing voter satisfaction while safeguarding the integrity, security, and transparency of the democratic process.

Who won

Winner	Value	Dates
Civica UK Limited	£1,027,841	Awarded 16 March 2026 1 April 2026 to 30 June 2026

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

Timeline

3 March 2026Transparency notice · UK5, notice 019132-2026
16 March 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 023574-2026
9 April 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 032152-2026
9 April 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 032154-2026
30 July 2026Contract termination notice · UK11, notice 072059-2026

About the buyer

Milton Keynes City CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

107

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

Civica UK Limited1 contract

All tenders and awards from Milton Keynes City Council

Similar open tenders

All open IT and software tenders

Closes 13Nov
Integration Technical Operations Assurance & Environment (ITOAE)
East West Rail Company LimitedEast Midlands, East of England, South EastArchitecture and engineering, Environmental services
Closing soon12 hours leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEs
£300mestimated
Closes 16Nov
Green Links Study, New Forest National Park
New Forest National Park AuthoritySouth East, South WestArchitecture and engineering, Environmental services
Closing soon3 days leftSmall contract
£100kestimated
Closes 20Nov
Key Management System
The Pirbright InstituteSouth EastFurniture, IT services and software
Open7 days left
£234kestimated
Closes 20Nov
Procurement of an HR and Payroll System
Look Ahead Care and Support LimitedNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestIT services and software
Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEs
£1.5mestimated
Closes 21Nov
Port of Dover - IT Professional Resource Framework
Dover Harbour BoardSouth EastIT services and software
Open8 days leftFramework
£3mframework ceiling

From notice 019132-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 3 March 2026, last updated 30 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.