Contract

Social Value Portal

  • Bernicia Group

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-000940

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0600ab

Published 7 January 2026, 10:29am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Bernicia Group

Ashington

NE63 0XF

Contact

Kerry Hunter

Email

kerry.hunter@bernicia.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKC - North East (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.bernicia.com

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Housing and community amenities


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Social Value Portal

Reference number

BG-P/REF:0038

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72268000 - Software supply services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

To provide a social value portal to track corporate social value and social value delivered through our supply chain.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £65,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72268000 - Software supply services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)
Main site or place of performance

Ashington

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Social Value Portal

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This contract is being awarded under the G-Cloud 14 framework reference RM1557.14 Lot 2 Cloud Software

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

BG-P/REF:0038

Title

Social Value Portal

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

7 January 2026

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Thrive CSR Ltd

Holywood

BT18 9AE

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKN - Northern Ireland
National registration number

NI634734

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £65,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £65,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Bernicia Group

Ashington

Country

United Kingdom