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Published 6 Nov 2026, 14:10 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Enterprise Resource Planning · UK public procurement notice

Official notice
Competition analysis

Authority: Shropshire Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove threshold
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£900,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2032 · up to 30 Jun 2034 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2029
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION. THIS IS A PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT (PME).

What is being bought

Published requirement description

THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION. THIS IS A PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT (PME).

Shropshire Council (the Authority) is undertaking a preliminary market engagement in advance of a potential future procurement for Enterprise Resource Planning Solution (ERP).

The Authority is seeking to understand the capability of the market to deliver an ERP solution portfolio.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Internet services · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 Jul 2029 – 30 Jun 2032 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Jun 2034 with extensions
Extensions: Extension options published
48000000 Software package and information systems72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support72400000 Internet services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published

How Shropshire Council buys Internet services (CPV 7240), and who usually turns up

Shropshire Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Internet services (CPV 7240) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerShropshire Council · all categories
The marketInternet services (CPV 7240)
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
i

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Buyer: 37 of 60 known-size awards · market: CPV 7240 · West Midlands (authority’s region), n=9
62%33%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in West Midlands (authority’s region).

Buyer: 36 of 62 known-location awards · market: CPV 7240 · West Midlands (authority’s region), n=9
58%22%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.

How long to a decision?
i
Buyer: 27 decided notices · market: division 72 · West Midlands (authority’s region), n=58
26 days62 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 26 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.

Buyer: at least 13 of 60 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 7240 · West Midlands (authority’s region), n=10
22%50%

Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.

How many bids did past lots attract?

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This buyer51 lots with bid counts · all categories
18% had one bid
The market10 lots with bid counts · CPV 7240 · UK-wide
10% had one bid
% of lots with a published bid count: this buyer (51) / the market (10) · select a colour for counts
1 bid18% / 10%
Buyer: 9 of 51 lots with published bid counts. Market: 1 of 10 lots with published bid counts.
2–335% / 30%
Buyer: 18 of 51 lots with published bid counts. Market: 3 of 10 lots with published bid counts.
4–631% / 10%
Buyer: 16 of 51 lots with published bid counts. Market: 1 of 10 lots with published bid counts.
7+16% / 50%
Buyer: 8 of 51 lots with published bid counts. Market: 5 of 10 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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This buyer46 lots with estimate and award · all categories
20% below estimate
The market5 lots with estimate and award · CPV 7240 · UK-wide
80% below estimate
% of lots with an estimate and award: this buyer (46) / the market (5) · select a colour for counts
Below estimate20% / 80%
Buyer: 9 of 46 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 4 of 5 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%72% / 20%
Buyer: 33 of 46 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 1 of 5 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate9% / 0%
Buyer: 4 of 46 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 0 of 5 lots with an estimate and award.
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Assess each lot
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Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1CPV 724036 monthsPublished estimate£900k
Expected competition
i

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 88 past lots.

—No model forecast yet11% chance of a single bid
Past bids on 88 similar lots
1 bid11%
10 of 88 similar past lots received 1 bid (11%).
2–330%
26 of 88 similar past lots received 2–3 (30%).
4–625%
22 of 88 similar past lots received 4–6 (25%).
7+34%
30 of 88 similar past lots received 7+ (34%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 4 bids.
Commercial price forecast
i

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

—No model forecast yet
No comparable awards on record for this lot’s category yet. The published estimate is £900k, and the forecast stays empty until the market has a record to read.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.

About this data
  • Estimates, labelled. The price range, possible competitors and earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards, not published facts, win chances or price advice. The buyer’s own record and the wider market are shown apart, never mixed.
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

Coming up in this sector

Contracts ending within 12 months · Retender Radar, sector filter set

Contracts ending in IT Services & SoftwareRetender Radar, CPV 72: incumbents and end dates for the next 12 months

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
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Nov 2026, 14:10 GMT
Last source update
6 Nov 2026, 14:10 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-105756
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportInternet servicesSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b69c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

6 Nov 2026 → 1 Jul 2029 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published8 days ago
    6 Nov 2026, 14:10 GMT
  2. Today
    14 Nov 2026
  3. Market engagementin 26 days
    10 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

    The engagement has not yet been conducted.

    Shropshire Council currently uses Unit4 ERP to support its core Finance, HR, Payroll and Procurement functions. Following a review of the options, the Council decided to continue with Unit4 in the short term while considering the longer-term ERP operating model and future requirements.

    Current model: The current service is a Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning SaaS solution which supports Finance, HR, Payroll, Procurement, timesheets and expenses, alongside associated support and integration services.

    Proposed opportunity: The Council is undertaking early market engagement to inform its longer-term ERP strategy and future procurement. This will help us understand the market, available delivery, operating models, implementation considerations, and the options for meeting future Finance, HR and Payroll requirements.

    Current Unit4 contract: The present arrangement commenced on the 1st of July 2026 and the initial term ends on the 30th of June 2029. The agreement provides for two further three-year renewal periods, although the Council is considering its longer-term options.

    Estimated value of the proposed solution: We do not yet have a confirmed value for the future procurement; the PME is intended in part to help establish the likely commercial range and delivery model.

    The Council intends to undertake this secondary PME through the completion of a survey by potential suppliers. This can be accessed through the link below. Please complete and return by 12noon on the10th December 2026. In addition, please indicate your availability for a supplier's briefing which will be held on the 1st of December by 13:00-15:00hrs.

    forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/DesignPageV2.aspx ↗

  4. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2029, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    6 Nov 2026, 14:10 GMT
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Shropshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCLL-9577-QDZW Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, West Midlands, SY3 8FTContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure