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Published 1 Sept 2025, 13:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Online Room Booking System Market Engagement

Official notice

Authority: Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 16 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Dec 2026 · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cheshire West and Chester Council is currently considering options for an online room booking solution and is testing the market to establish if there are suitable providers that can provide a system of this type.

Documents available www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 1 yrSME
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 (1 yr)
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
48000000 Software package and information systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Sept 2025, 13:13 BST
Last source update
2 Sept 2025, 11:56 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053099
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05914e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

1 Sept 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    1 Sept 2025, 13:13 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    16 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Market engagement
    16 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

    www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

    the above address is where documents can be found

  4. Contract starts303 days ago
    1 Jan 2026

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Sept 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    1 Sept 2025, 13:13 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    2 Sept 2025, 11:56 BST
    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

Cheshire West and Chester Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCJB-2814-BHZP The Portal, Wellington Road, Ellesmere Port, North West, CH65 0BAContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure