Official UK procurement notice
Planned procurement notice for E-Procurement System
Authority: Bromford Flagship LiveWest Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBromford Flagship LiveWest (BFL) intends to undertake a future procurement for the provision of a procurement and contract management solution.
BFL is seeking a modern, cloud-based platform that supports the end-to-end procurement lifecycle, including procurement compliance, eTendering, supplier management, contract management, reporting, governance, and integration with existing enterprise systems.
This Planned Procurement Notice is published to provide advance visibility of BFL's procurement intentions and to assist suppliers in preparing for a forthcoming competitive procurement process. The publication of this notice does not constitute a call for competition, a formal invitation to tender, or any commitment by BFL to procure goods or services. BFL reserves the right not to proceed with the procurement or to amend the scope and requirements described in this notice.
BFL currently operates multiple systems across procurement, contract management, and related business processes. The organisation is exploring the procurement of a strategic platform that will:
Support compliance with the UK Procurement Act 2023.
Integrate with the Central Digital Platform (CDP).
Provide end-to-end sourcing and contract management functionality.
Integrate with Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft 365, Power BI, and associated business systems.
Support future expansion into Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), advanced analytics, supply chain management, and AI-assisted procurement.
Further details regarding the proposed procurement, including anticipated timelines and procurement documentation, will be published in due course through the appropriate procurement channels.
All the dates provided in this notice are an estimate, as final decision about the procurement procedure will be taken after PME activity is finished (PME Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-079784)
CPV: Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1PlannedPublished value£108,333
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Bromford Flagship LiveWest Limited buys Software package and information systems (CPV 48), and who usually turns up
Bromford Flagship LiveWest Limited’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Software package and information systems (CPV 48) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in the delivery region.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 47 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The buyer’s share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
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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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0%
2–317%
4–644%
7+39%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate68%
Within ±2%5%
Above estimate26%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1Published estimate£108k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
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 379 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid15%
2–331%
4–632%
7+22%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Aug 2026, 12:51 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 12:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Dec 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079891- Accelerated
- Qualifying planned procurement notice
- Latest notice
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
6 Aug 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published77 days ago6 Aug 2026, 12:51 BST
- Latest notice published62 days ago21 Aug 2026, 12:37 BST
- Market engagement40 days ago11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
SCOPE OF REQUIREMENT
The proposed solution should be capable of supporting:
Procurement & eTendering
- Requests for Information (RFI)
- Requests for Quotations (RFQ)
- Requests for Proposals (RFP)
- Electronic tendering and evaluation
- Electronic bidding
- Framework agreement management
- Call-off contract management
- Procurement governance and audit controls
Supplier Management
- Supplier registration and onboarding
- Supplier self-service portal
- Accreditation and compliance management
- Supplier performance management
- Risk management and scorecards
- Supplier relationship management capabilities
Contract Management
- Central contract repository
- Contract lifecycle management
- KPI and SLA monitoring
- Renewal and expiry management
- Contract performance reporting
- Risk and compliance management
Reporting & Analytics
- Spend analytics
- Savings tracking
- Procurement and contract reporting
- Executive dashboards
- Power BI integration
- Open access to organisational data via APIs and modern data services
Integration Requirements
The solution should provide robust integration with:
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD
- Microsoft 365
- Power BI
- ERP and finance systems
- Inventory and stock management platforms
- Open REST APIs and middleware solutions
Security & Compliance
Suppliers should demonstrate:
- GDPR compliance
- Role-based access controls
- Multi-factor authentication
- Data encryption
- Audit logging
- ISO 27001 and/or Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation
- Business continuity and disaster recovery arrangements
Future Vision
BFL is interested in solutions with a roadmap covering:
- AI-assisted procurement
- Predictive analytics
- Intelligent procurement assistants
- Advanced SRM functionality
- Supply chain mapping
- ESG and sustainability reporting
- Marketplace and purchase-to-pay capabilities
- Category management and market intelligence tools
ESTIMATED PROCUREMENT TIMETABLE
This RFI is intended solely to support market analysis, budget planning and future procurement strategy development. Any subsequent procurement opportunity will be advertised separately through the appropriate channels.
Response Instructions
Suppliers wishing to participate should contact [email protected] to receive more details about the planned procurement.
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED TO 21 August 2026, 12:00pm.
Additional Information
This notice is issued for information gathering purposes only. Participation in this exercise will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement process.
- Tender notice expected20 days ago1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 21 days12 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 57 days17 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 161 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Aug 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published6 Aug 2026, 12:51 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 Aug 2026, 13:21 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 Aug 2026, 10:30 BSTUK2
- Planned procurement notice published21 Aug 2026, 12:37 BSTUK3
- Status changed to planned21 Aug 2026, 12:37 BST
- Procurement method changed21 Aug 2026, 12:37 BST
- Deadline published: 12 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT21 Aug 2026, 12:37 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-08: 1 release · 6 Aug 2026
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
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender