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# Electoral Management Software (EMS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/electoral-management-software-ems-ocds-h6vhtk-07b617). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The City of London Corporation is the governing body of the Square Mile and is the oldest continuous municipal democracy in the world. The City of London has a unique electoral system where both workers and residents can vote.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-mayor-and-commonalty-and-citizens-of-the-city-of-london-GB-PPON-PYQD-1693-MYXR)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Industry specific software development services (primary), System management software development services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/electoral-management-software-ems-ocds-h6vhtk-07b617#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07b617`

## Before you bid
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- **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.
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- **Price forecast:** not shown for these lots; the published data do not support one.

- **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/electoral-management-software-ems-ocds-h6vhtk-07b617#tl-md)

## Description
The City of London Corporation is the governing body of the Square Mile and is the oldest continuous municipal democracy in the world. The City of London has a unique electoral system where both workers and residents can vote. It is undertaking preliminary market engagement to explore options for the future provision of its Electoral Management Software (EMS). The Corporation currently operates a bespoke, supplier-hosted system, accessed via a virtual desktop/server environment, which supports electoral registration, election management and the administration of the City Occupiers Database (COD), including associated business registration, voter entitlement and electoral processes unique to the City of London. 
We are seeking to understand the market's ability to provide a modern, secure, resilient and adaptable solution that accommodates these specialist requirements alongside standard electoral functions, including recent and anticipated legislative changes, such as the divergent postal voting arrangements applicable to City elections. The Corporation is open to a range of hosting and delivery models, including supplier-hosted virtual desktop/server environments and cloud-based solutions. This exercise will help inform our procurement strategy, including the potential for configurable, integrated or bespoke solutions.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 72212100, 72212781
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/06/2027 to 30/05/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F105550-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-06T10:12:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-13T12:48:20.340Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07b617
- **Licence:** Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.