Sefton Awards QRoutes Transport Planning Contract, £48.2k-£72.3k
Summary
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council awarded a contract for QRoutes subscription, a cloud-based transport planning tool for SEND, mainstream schools and social care. The contract is valued between £48,200 and £72,300. The award was made under the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14) to one of three SME tenderers.
What changed
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council has awarded a contract for QRoutes subscription services, a cloud-based software tool used for planning transport for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), mainstream schools, and social care services. The contract, valued between £48,200 and £72,300, was awarded on 26 March 2026 under the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14), which allows public sector bodies to source cloud-based IT services without full competitive tendering.
The procurement attracted three bids, all from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and was conducted via electronic means. For public sector procurement professionals, this award demonstrates continued reliance on government framework agreements for specialist software solutions. Suppliers in the education technology and transport planning software space may find similar opportunities under G-Cloud frameworks for local authority contracts.
What to do next
- Monitor contract delivery against performance milestones
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Contract
QRoutes subscription
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council F03: Contract award notice
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-032615
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-067f7c
Published 9 April 2026, 5:49pm
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one. Contracting authority Press escape key to exit two. Object four. Procedure five. Award of contract six. Complementary information
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one.1) Name and addresses
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Bootle Town Hall
Bootle
L207AE
Contact
Stewart Martin
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD73 - Sefton
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
QRoutes subscription
Reference number
DN810765
two.1.2) Main CPV code
Software package and information systems
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
QRoutes - A cloud based tool for planning transport for SEND, mainstream schools and social care
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £48,200 / Highest offer: £72,300 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
Software package and information systems
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD73 - Sefton
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
QRoutes - A cloud based tool for planning transport for SEND, mainstream schools and social care (5 user licences)
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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:
Call Off contract against G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14)
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26 March 2026
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
QRoutes Ltd
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Companies House
09993686
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: £48,200
Lowest offer: £48,200 / Highest offer: £72,300 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Sefton MBC
Bootle
Country
United Kingdom
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