EX2610 Ascendant Solutions for Revenues and Benefits

Provision of digital software platforms and data intelligence services for local government revenues, benefits administration, and resident vulnerability identification.

• Application management platforms for handling grants, benefits and document uploads
• Robotic process automation for repetitive tasks including claim processing and data entry
• Data intelligence and monitoring aggregating live data for credit scoring, vulnerability assessment and housing market insights
• Vulnerability identification integrating with national databases to support ethical recovery and targeted outreach
• Credit bureau services supplying financial indicators for resident profiling and debt risk analysis
• Benefits calculators enabling residents to self-assess entitlements and supporting income maximisation campaigns

Terms and requirements

Contract type

Digital tools and data services

Procedure

Direct award

Initial term

16 months

Contract dates

28 January 2026 to 31 May 2027

Certifications asked for

None stated

Lots

1

Suitable for SMEs

Not stated

CPV codes

48000000, 72000000

Services in this contract

• Revenues and benefits systemMain service£460k typicalRevenues and benefits application platforms and robotic process automation
• Household vulnerability and hardship analytics£114k typicalVulnerability identification and data intelligence for ethical recovery and outreach

Lifecycle

1. Published
   11 February 2026
2. Contract awardedto Ascendant Solutions Limited
   28 January 2026
3. Contract starts
   28 January 2026
4. Contract ends
   31 May 2027