Contract

Highways Asset Management System (HAMS)

  • Lancashire County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-038378

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-047dfe (view related notices)

Published 8 July 2025, 4:49pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Lancashire County Council

PO Box 100, County Hall

Preston

PR1 0LD

Contact

James Bennett

Email

digitalprocurement@lancashire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD4 - Lancashire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.lancashire.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Highways Asset Management System (HAMS)

Reference number

JB/ICT/LCC/24/1880

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48100000 - Industry specific software package

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Highways Asset Management System (HAMS) software solution that takes a strategic approach to optimising the allocation of resources for the management, operation, preservation and enhancement of the highway infrastructure to meet the needs of current and future users of the transport network.

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: £10,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD - North West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Agreement will be let for an initial period of five years from July 2025, with a further five options to extend for 24 months each. The potential total contract length is therefore up to 15 years. The potential for a long-term contract recognises the significant cost of change and return-on-investment duration.

The Agreement was let based on the UK Cabinet Office's Model Services Contract for high value, complex services. The Agreement was tailored to meet the needs of the Council's requirements and feedback from the industry.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical and quality criteria / Weighting: 60

Quality criterion - Name: Social value / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The Agreement was let for an initial period of five years from March 2025, with a further five options to extend for 24 months each. The potential total contract length is therefore up to 15 years.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-033804


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 July 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Brightly Software Limited

Pinehurst 2 Pinehurst Road,

Farnborough

GU14 7BF

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ3 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Companies House

12838751

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £10,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Spend over the 15 years is estimated to be up to £10m.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Lancashire County Council

PO Box 100, County Hall

Preston

PR1 0LD

Email

digitalprocurement@lancashire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom