Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 5 Oct 2026, 15:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Digital Optimisation Implementation Support

Authority: Torbay Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£150,000£180,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 13 Nov 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 mostarts 24 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Please note this project has potentially three elements to it. You may express an interest to all three if applicable, if not please express an interest where applicable.

The council is seeking to commission implementation support to assist with to key digital optimisation activities. An independent audit and review of its Financial Assessment Process. The review is to assess the effectiveness, efficiency, compliance, consistency and customer experience of the current process and identify opportunities for improvement. Alongside this the council is looking to invest in a digital marketing solution to improve Foster Carer recruitment through targeted audience identification, tailored messaging and enhanced digital engagement. The council requires specialist implementation support capable of delivering a propriety methodology, covering content development, channel strategy, audience targeting, enquiry generation, recruitment process optimisation and benefits realisation, ensuring the council captures the full value value of it digital marketing tool and achieves measurable increases in foster carer recruitment

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 4 moSME
Contract period: 24 Nov 2026 — 31 Mar 2027 (4 mo)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: South West
48000000 Software package and information systems72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

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
Below threshold
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
5 Oct 2026, 15:38 BST
Last source update
5 Oct 2026, 15:38 BST
Authority reference
COR26199
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
South West (UKK42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078101

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    5 Oct 2026, 15:38 BST
  2. Market engagementin 4 days
    9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTThe EOI document should be completed and submitted via the messaging function within the portal no later than 3pm on the 9th Oct 2026
  3. Tender notice expectedin 39 days
    13 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 49 days
    24 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT

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
    5 Oct 2026, 15:38 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Torbay Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXLG-3144-TYMJ Town Hall, Torquay, South West, TQ1 3DR +44 1803201201

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure