Absence Management System · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria (Police & fire)

GoodsAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice

Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Northumbria Police are looking for a new absence management system. This notice is being issued inclusive of a request for information as part of our pre-market engagement process to ascertain the necessary information before making an informed decision on the market and procurement route.

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PlannedRenewal 4 yrsSME

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensions

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Extension options published

48000000 Software package and information systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 12 Sept 2025, 12:47 BST
Last source update: 12 Sept 2025, 12:47 BST
Authority reference: NP0497
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-056175
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Software package and information systems
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059965 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

12 Sept 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
12 Sept 2025, 12:47 BST
Market engagement382 days ago
13 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Interested suppliers should download and complete the request for information document included in the planned procurement notice - www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056168-2025 ↗
This document should be completed and returned before the deadline of 12 noon 13/10/2025.
Contract starts213 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
12 Sept 2025, 12:47 BST
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCZY-7834-QRMM 2nd Floor, Victory House, Balliol Business Park, Longbenton, Newcastle, North East, NE12 8EWContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender12 Sept 2025, 12:47 BST