Software contract for election management and registration of electors with hardware tablets for household visits

August 21, 2025 Chief Executive (Officer) Awaiting outcome View on council website
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Purpose

Bristol Electoral Services uses Civica Xpress
software to build and administer elections and referendums.
The software is used to update and maintain the electoral register
including the annual canvass. The contract includes the tablets
used by canvassers visiting nonresponding households via a mobile
canvassing app.
This contract started on 1 Oct 2023, with an option to extend for
two further years to a maximum value of £118,200.
•Year 1 - 1 Oct 2023 – 30 September 2024 -
£36,901
•Year 2 – 1 Oct 2024 – 30 September 2025 -
£39,853
•Year 3 – 1 October 2025 – 30 September 2026 -
£41,446

Content

Approval to extend the existing contract with
Civica UK Ltd for software for election management and registration
of electors with hardware tablets.

Alternative options considered

A procurement process was undertaken to
identify the winning bidder for this contract.

Details

OutcomeFor Determination
Decision date21 Aug 2025
Effective from18 Sep 2025
Subject to call-inYes