Award

Low Code Development Platform

  • Worcestershire County Council

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-011748

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04f9fe (view related notices)

Published 28 March 2025, 12:16pm



Scope

Reference

CC00184

Description

Software - Low code is a software development approach that requires little or no coding to build applications and processes. We moved from traditional coding to low code to address the following issues high costs, delayed deployment, security risks, resilience, complex coding, and recruitment.

Currently have c80 applications


Contract 1. Low Code Development Platform

Supplier

Contract value

  • £36,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

14 April 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 31 December 2025 to 30 December 2030
  • Possible extension to 30 December 2032
  • 7 years

Description of possible extension:

+1+1 optional extensions

Main procurement category

Goods

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

Can increase should further applications need to be developed (not known at this point) or further users

CPV classifications

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

Single supplier - technical reasons

We require equivalent functionality provided by the current platform and no other provider can offer that functionality.


Supplier

OUTSYSTEMS LIMITED

  • Companies House: 08360814
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTWH-3494-DXCJ

3 Warners Mill

Braintree

CM7 3GB

United Kingdom

Region: UKH34 - Essex Haven Gateway

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. Low Code Development Platform


Contracting authority

Worcestershire County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRPQ-4584-WLPQ

County Hall, Spetchley Road

Worcester

WR5 2NP

United Kingdom

Region: UKG12 - Worcestershire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government