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planningFind a Tender · planning
BuyerThe Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published5 Mar 2026

What is being bought

We seek to understand software solutions that support ticket sales, financial accounting and analysis, marketing strategy and execution, and customer relationship management (CRM). Together, these capabilities will enable the Barbican to deliver a seamless, end-to-end experience across both digital and onsite touchpoints. The selected solution(s) should support the development and execution of data-driven marketing initiatives, enhance audience engagement and satisfaction, enable effective fundraising and stakeholder management, and provide actionable insights across the customer lifecycle. Collectively, these functions are critical to enhancing the overall Barbican experience and supporting the organisation’s operational effectiveness and long-term strategic objectives.

Categories

Tickets 22459000Point of sale (POS) software package 48110000Transaction-processing software package 48217000Electronic mail software package 48223000Customer Relation Management software package 48445000Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package 48480000Sales or marketing software package 48481000Point of sale (POS) software development services 72212110

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 30 Jun 2026 to 30 Jun 2031
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Tickets, Point of sale (POS) software package, Point of sale (POS) software development services, Transaction-processing software package, Electronic mail software package, Customer Relation Management software package, Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package, Sales or marketing software packageNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 22. The category anchor is Tickets (22459000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 223393 median · 14.7 average (114 of 339 with a bid count)3.6 average (127 of 339 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
Interested suppliers should register on the City of London Corporation Sourcing & Contracts Portal (Jaggaer) and complete the preliminary market engagement (PME) questionnaire, submitting their response by midday (12pm), 19/03/2026.engagement19 Mar 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0662fd
Latest release ID019900-2026
Latest release timestampThu Mar 05 2026 12:55:24 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
5 Mar 2026planning019900-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
5 Mar 2026 · 019900-2026 · planning
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