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Electoral management software contracts

UK public sector · 51 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
51
Last 12 months
Median contract
£89k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£6.5m
46 of 47 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
47
Suppliers
5

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most electoral management software contracts took 100% of them (51 of 51).
  • The median contract, £89k, is 19% below the median across it & software contracts (£110k).
  • South East had the most contracts: 13, or 26% of the total.

Who buys electoral management software

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Milton Keynes City Council3 contracts
  2. 2Ceredigion County Council2 contracts
  3. 3King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council2 contracts
  4. 4Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government1 contract
  5. 5Durham County Council1 contract
  6. 6West Northamptonshire Council1 contract
  7. 7London Borough of Enfield1 contract
  8. 8Liverpool City Council1 contract
  9. 9Nottingham City Council1 contract
  10. 10Wealden District Council1 contract

Top electoral management software contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Civica29 contracts
  2. 2FCS Software Solutions Limited8 contracts
  3. 3Idox5 contracts
  4. 4Modern Democracy5 contracts
  5. 5Democracy Counts Limited4 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

10Q4 2025*20Q1 202612Q2 20269Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 45 · Wales 5 · Scotland 1

South East13East of England5Wales5East Midlands4North East3North West3London3West Midlands2Yorkshire and The Humber1South West1Scotland1UK-wide or not stated10

What is included

Software for electoral registration and running elections, including postal vote checking.

  • Electoral registration and election management software
  • Postal vote checking software support

What is not included

  • Committee and meetings software -> it.lob.committee-management
  • Electronic counting of ballots -> it.lob.electronic-vote-counting

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