Contensis for Councils
Contensis for Councils is a paid local-government content management system for creating and running accessible council websites.
What Contensis for Councils is
Contensis for Councils is a paid local-government content management system for creating and running accessible council websites. It provides built-in templates, content models and components, including GDS task-based templates and decision trees that help residents complete tasks or resolve issues independently. A Community Directory helps people find local contacts, services and programs. Councils can publish filterable news and events, feedback forms, postcode-radius searches and councillor listings filterable by party and ward. Content can be translated into more than 50 languages, with permissions that restrict editors to relevant language content. The council starter site follows GDS principles and WCAG 2.2. Delivery, Management and Image APIs support integrations, while webhooks send configurable requests to endpoints. Existing content can be migrated by section or all at once. UK-based SaaS hosting is described as ISO 27001 certified.
Good
- GDS task templates support resident self-service
- Community Directory organizes local services
- Translation supports over 50 languages
- WCAG 2.2 starter site
- Delivery, Management and Image APIs
Watch out
- No free plan
- Starter allows one project
- Starter allows five concurrent users
Who it suits
It suits councils needing structured publishing, resident self-service tools, multilingual content and accessible websites. API access, migration options and multi-site support also fit organizations with integration or portfolio requirements.
Verdict
Contensis for Councils combines council-focused publishing tools, resident task journeys, multilingual controls and accessibility guidance. Its paid plans and project or user limits should be checked against the council’s scale.
Plans and prices
From Contensis for Councils's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | £920 a month | 200GB bandwidth · 50GB storage · 5 concurrent users · 1 project · From £920 Per month |
| Plus | £1,640 a month | 400GB bandwidth · 100GB storage · 10 concurrent users · 2 projects · From £1,640 Per month |
| Enterprise | £3,250 a month | 1TB bandwidth · 200GB storage · unlimited concurrent users · unlimited projects · From £3,250 Per month |
The facts
Each one read from Contensis for Councils's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accessibility
- The council starter site is built using GDS principles and WCAG 2.2 to support accessible content.checked 30 Sep 2026
- APIs
- Contensis provides Delivery, Management and Image APIs; its Delivery API is platform agnostic and supports delivering content to websites or applications.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Community directory
- The Community Directory helps people find local contacts, services and programs.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Content features
- Features include filterable news and events, custom publishing workflows, location-based postcode radius searches, feedback forms and councillor listings filterable by party and ward.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Hosting
- The service is described as a UK-based SaaS and hosting platform that is ISO 27001 certified, scalable and secure.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integration methods
- Contensis webhooks can send requests to an integration or application endpoint, with configurable topics, events, headers and payloads.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Languages
- Contensis supports translating content into over 50 languages, with roles and permissions that can limit editors to relevant language content.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Migration
- Existing content can be migrated programmatically, either by selected sections or all at once.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Contensis for Councils is a local government CMS with built-in templates, content models and components for creating modern, accessible websites.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Resident self-service
- Its GDS task-based templates are designed to help residents find and complete tasks, and decision trees can help them resolve issues independently.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Security certification
- Zengenti, the company behind Contensis, says it is certified to ISO/IEC 27001 and operates an independently audited information security management system.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support and updates
- The product page says the CMS licence covers support and that community-requested updates to the shared codebase are rolled out to all projects at no extra cost.checked 30 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Plan limits
- The listed CMS plans range from one project on Starter to unlimited projects on Enterprise; listed concurrent-user allowances range from five to unlimited.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Plans and pricing
- The vendor lists Starter, Plus and Enterprise CMS licences with monthly starting prices and allowances for bandwidth, storage, concurrent users and projects.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Ludlow, Shropshire, UKchecked 28 Sep 2026
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