# Digital Polling Platform

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [South Ribble Borough Council](/buyers/south-ribble-borough-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Democracy Counts Ltd
- Award value: £76,889
- Tender value: £76,889
- Award date: 28 October 2026
- Published: 4 November 2026
- Contract start: 1 January 2027
- Contract end: 31 December 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 1d095e4f-f469-47e8-88b3-4bbadb3194f1-920496
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-32e25e21-f02b-47d9-accf-0fa7dcbfc42d

## Description

Authentic8 is a Digital Polling Day Management system, designed to help Returning Officers, Presiding Officers, and Polling Station Inspectors digitally mark electoral registers and issue ballot papers, and digitally compile and produce CNL's, BPA's, VIDEF, BPRL and other election & voting day activities\.

## Related contract awards

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- [Electoral Management System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-57d9b1b6-22f5-4e4c-b713-c45043830f4c): Suffolk Coastal District Council and Waveney District Council
- [Elector8 Electoral Management System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a7d73d5e-98d0-4641-b278-1726f61d7fb0): EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL
- [Electoral Management System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-7cd540cc-09d7-433d-877f-f141bf8dd157): Tendring District Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1d095e4f-f469-47e8-88b3-4bbadb3194f1-920496)