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title: "Complaints, Enquiries, FOI Case Management Solution - Request for Information"
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# Complaints, Enquiries, FOI Case Management Solution - Request for Information

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/complaints-enquiries-foi-case-management-solution-request-for-information-ocds-h6vhtk-040cb0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Essex County Council: "Complaints, Enquiries, FOI Case Management Solution - Request for Information". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Essex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Communication software package, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Information systems, Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040cb0`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/complaints-enquiries-foi-case-management-solution-request-for-information-ocds-h6vhtk-040cb0#tl-md)

## Description
Essex County Council (ECC) seeks input from the market to develop future requirements for a Complaints, Enquiries and Freedom of Information (FOI) request Case Management Solution utilising modern, flexible, cost-effective technology solutions for better customer and user experience. A solution is required to manage:
•	FOI and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests
•	Subject Access Requests (SAR)
•	Data breach Incidents
•	Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman and Information Commissioners Office (ICO) enquiries
•	Corporate Compliments and Comments
•	Statutory and Non-statutory Complaints
•	MP / Councillor Enquiries
The end solution will be used to capture, process, resolve and report across these key areas. ECC is seeking a Software as a Solution (SaaS) offering with workflows that manage case tracking in these areas.
Any solution needs to support overall Local Authority (LA) compliance with UK General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
Interested suppliers are invited to attend a demonstration session, this is expected to take place in late October / early November. Schedule to be confirmed. Suppliers are invited to provide their response by 12:00 on Tuesday 31st October 2023.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 48510000, 48810000, 48900000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Essex County Council (ECC) seeks input from the market to develop future requirements for a Complaints, Enquiries and Freedom of Information (FOI) request Case Management Solution utilising modern, flexible, cost-effective technology solutions for be...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030610-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-17T13:24:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T04:04:50.840Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040cb0