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Community Engagement Platform

Buyer: Ipswich Borough Council →

BuyerIpswich Borough Council
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published14 May 2026

What is being bought

The Council is seeking two platforms to be built for its internal use. Both are to be virtual software solutions which can be used by our own officers to create and manage engagement projects. Suppliers can bid for: Lot 1 - Digital website. Lot 2 - Voice specific engagement options Lot 3 - Lots 1 and 2 combined.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Lot 2

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

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

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

1

Statusactive
Value£114,838

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

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

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-058e83
Latest release ID044490-2026
Latest release timestampThu May 14 2026 14:35:23 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
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 source2
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
14 May 2026awardUpdate, contractUpdate044490-2026
13 May 2026award, contract044052-2026
18 Sept 2025tenderUpdate057877-2025
27 Aug 2025tender051576-2025

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 (4 releases)
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18 Sept 2025 · 057877-2025 · tenderUpdate
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27 Aug 2025 · 051576-2025 · tender
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