Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 14 Sept 2026, 16:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Invitation to Undertake a Discovery Session for an Education Case Management System

Authority: The North Yorkshire Council (Local council)

GoodsAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate £925,000≈ £185k / year · £925,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 5 Apr 2027from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsup to 7 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Yorkshire Council is seeking to invite suppliers to undertake discovery to help determine the scope and feasibility of its requirement, to understand the range of potential solutions available in the market, and to inform any potential future procurement exercise for an education case management system, including support, maintenance and implementation services. The Authority intends to gather this information through one-to-one discovery sessions with individual suppliers and/or further market engagement including a request for information.

CPV: Industry specific software package · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Jul 2027 — 30 Jun 2032 (5 yrs) · up to 7 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: Yorkshire & Humber
Extensions
Extension options published
48000000 Software package and information systems48100000 Industry specific 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
14 Sept 2026, 16:32 BST
Last source update
14 Sept 2026, 16:32 BST
Authority reference
671-NYC-RS
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Industry specific software packageSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f980

How it was run

Submission deadline

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published6 days ago
    14 Sept 2026, 16:32 BST
  2. Market engagementin 8 days
    28 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=108736&TID=100113794&B= The opportunity can be accessed via the Authority's eTendering portal Yortender and searching for ID: 100113794. The Authority is inviting suppliers to attend 1:1 discovery session as well as complete or update a request more…for information. The Authority reserves the right to undertake further engagement with suppliers following the meet the buyer event in the form of an additional request for information, additional discovery session or other form of engagement. This would be for the continued purpose of: 1) developing the authority’s requirements and approach to the procurement; 2) designing a procedure, conditions of participation or award criteria; 3) preparing the tender notice and associated tender documents; 4) identifying suppliers that may be able to supply the goods, services or works required.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 197 days
    5 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract startsin 283 days
    1 Jul 2027, 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
    14 Sept 2026, 16:32 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The North Yorkshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNXY-8263-XCNL County Hall, Racecourse Lane,, Northallerton, Yorkshire & Humber, DL7 8AD [email protected] +44 1609533450
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Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure