Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 8 Sept 2026, 09:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

client management Database to assist in managing the financials of appointeeships and Deputyships

Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Local council)

Services
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosed Value not published
Tender notice expected 1 Nov 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 yrsstarts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Pre market engagement for client management Database to assist in managing the financials of appointeeships and Deputyships

The contract for the incumbent Case Management System ends on the 31st of March 2027.

West Northamptonshire Council is undertaking pre-market engagement to support market research only and to help make any procurement process more focused and efficient

CPV: Software supply services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 4 yrs
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2031 (4 yrs)
72268000 Software supply services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Sept 2026, 09:25 BST
Last source update
8 Sept 2026, 09:25 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Software supply services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f424

How it was run

Submission deadline

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published13 days ago
    8 Sept 2026, 09:25 BST
  2. Market engagementtoday
    21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTThe document for completion can be accessed via In-Tend - In-Tend is located at in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc
  3. Tender notice expectedin 41 days
    1 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 191 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

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

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    8 Sept 2026, 09:25 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Northamptonshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGDV-8944-CMBP Angel Street, Northampton, East Midlands, NN1 1ED [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure