Official UK procurement notice
Auto-Salting and Gritting · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)
The provision of an Auto-Salting and Gritting solution for Lancashire County Council.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of an Auto-Salting and Gritting solution for Lancashire County Council
CPV: Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£600,000
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to paragraph 5.2 (Stage 1: PSQ Selection Criteria) of the ITT for the legal and financial capacity conditions of participation.
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to paragraph 5.2 (Stage 1: PSQ Selection Criteria) of the ITT for the technical ability conditions of participation.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Commissioning Essential Criteria: Refer to paragraph 5.3 of the ITT for further details. This criteria is pass/fail. Tenderer confirms their solution can meet all essential criteria. The highest ranked Tenderer will be invited to evidence and demonstrate their solution meets each essential criteria.
- Compliance with statement of requirements: Refer to section 5.4 of the ITT for further details. This criteria is pass/fail. Tenderer confirms their solution can meet all "must have" (mandatory) requirements as detailed in Appendix A - Statement of Requirements, before Tender award. The highest ranked Tenderer will be invited to demonstrate their solution meet's all "must have" (mandatory) requirements prior to award
- Quality and Technical Criteria: Refer to section 5.5 of the ITT for further details on the evaluation methodology and sub-criteria. This criteria is 60% of the total award criteria.
- Schedule of Pricing: Refer to section 5.6 of the ITT for further details on the evaluation methodology and sub-criteria. This criteria is 30% of the total award criteria.
- Social value: Refer to section 5.7 of the ITT for further details on the evaluation methodology and sub-criteria. This criteria is 10% of the total award criteria.
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to paragraph 5.2 (Stage 1: PSQ Selection Criteria) of the ITT for the legal and financial capacity conditions of participation.
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to paragraph 5.2 (Stage 1: PSQ Selection Criteria) of the ITT for the technical ability conditions of participation.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 7 Jan 2026, 15:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Jun 2026, 12:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 4 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
RM/ICT/LCC/26/R1240- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-055665- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06013fFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Refer to Appendix A - Contract and the Council's website
(www.lancashire.gov.uk/fusion-supplier-portal/ ↗) for further details.
- Risks
Refer to Section 5 in Appendix B - Statement of Requirements
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tender documentation and submissions to be made via the Authority's e-tendering platform - www.lancashire.gov.uk/isupplier/ ↗
Timeline
7 Jan 2026 → 5 May 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published300 days ago7 Jan 2026, 15:54 GMT
- Next notice expected246 days ago2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Market engagement235 days ago13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
LCC is undertaking early market engagement through the publication of this Request for Information (RFI). The RFI is intended solely to gather information from the market and to inform the Council's thinking ahead of any potential future procurement activity.
The link to the Market Engagement Questionnaire and Service Scope can be found on the Council's tendering opportunities page:
www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and… ↗
Please ensure you review the Service Scope before completing the questionnaire.
The Market Engagement Questionnaire is live until 4pm on Friday 13th March 2026.
- Tender notice published145 days ago12 Jun 2026, 12:32 BST
- Clarification questions by124 days ago3 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission deadline110 days ago17 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
- Award decision expected by60 days ago4 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today4 Nov 2026
- Contract startsin 181 days5 May 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jan 2026- Pipeline notice published7 Jan 2026, 15:54 GMTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Feb 2026, 12:46 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published12 Jun 2026, 12:32 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £600,00012 Jun 2026, 12:32 BST
- Status changed to active12 Jun 2026, 12:32 BST
- Deadline published: 17 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST12 Jun 2026, 12:32 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender