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Published 17 Sept 2026, 12:05 BST

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CPU 4146 Regulatory Services Software

Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)

GoodsAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate £500,000≈ £100k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsstarts 1 Apr 2029

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Nottingham City Council is undertaking a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to better understand the current market for software solutions supporting Environmental Health, Trading Standards, General Licensing, Housing Licensing and Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) inspection and enforcement functions.

This questionnaire forms part of a soft market testing exercise only. It is NOT a procurement, invitation to tender, selection process or call for competition. Information provided will be used to inform the Council's future procurement strategy, lotting structure, specification development, implementation approach, commercial assumptions and procurement route.

CPV: Compliance software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 5 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Apr 2029 — 1 Apr 2034 (5 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligible
48170000 Compliance software package

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Planned procurement
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Sept 2026, 12:05 BST
Last source update
17 Sept 2026, 12:05 BST
Authority reference
CPU 4146
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Compliance software package
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07743f

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published3 days ago
    17 Sept 2026, 12:05 BST
  2. Market engagementin 13 days
    3 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
    The Council is particularly interested in understanding the depth and structure of the market across the proposed lots; whether the proposed lotting structure reflects how suppliers deliver these services; indicative implementation and commercial models; integration and data migration capability; more…and whether any proposed requirement could unnecessarily restrict competition or innovation.
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2029, 01:00 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
    17 Sept 2026, 12:05 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottingham City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZGG-1891-TDCX Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG2 3NG [email protected]
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Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure