Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 25 Sept 2025, 11:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pre-Market Engagement for the provision of a Youth Justice Case Management Solution

Official notice

Authority: Flintshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline value£1pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 26 Jan 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 May 2032 · up to 31 May 2037 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Flintshire Youth Justice Service is seeking pre-market engagement to potentially replace our current electronic case management system.

The Youth Justice Service utilises its case management system to record case information linked to children and young people in contact with the Youth Justice Service and provide performance information for the service, Youth Justice Board, other Youth Justice Services and Youth Custody Service.

The minimum requirements for the case management system would;

  • Be able to securely record children, young people and victim information
  • Record outcomes
  • Include Youth Justice Boards Prevention and Diversion Assessment and AssetPlus
  • Be compliant with Youth Justice Board requirements including (but not limited to) Data Schemes and Case Transfer Schemes.
  • Provide detailed and comprehensive performance information (including but not limited to) Youth Justice Board Key Performance Indicators
  • Comply with data protection legislation including ability to delete records and provide secure access to files
  • Have a Help Desk to resolve system issues
  • Transfer existing client and performance information from current provider.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Jun 2027 – 31 May 2032 (5 yrs) · up to 31 May 2037 with extensions
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
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
25 Sept 2025, 11:04 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2025, 11:04 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059569
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
Wales (UKL23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a1c6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

25 Sept 2025 → 1 Jun 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    25 Sept 2025, 11:04 BST
  2. Market engagement335 days ago
    30 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

    We are seeking to understand what is currently available in the market. We are inviting suppliers to provide a breakdown of the key features and functions their system provides. We also intend to invite suppliers to provide system demos, ideally in person.

    We are seeking a fully functional, out of the box solution that requires minimal configuration to meet our operational needs. We are not looking for a development partner.

    We do not guarantee that this exercise will result in a procurement exercise.

    If you are able to provide a solution that covers the requirements within this notice, please email [email protected] with a brief overview of your solution by 12noon on 9th October 2025.

  3. Tender notice expected278 days ago
    26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Today
    1 Nov 2026
  5. Contract startsin 211 days
    1 Jun 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    25 Sept 2025, 11:04 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

Flintshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PNJC-2356-PCDV Ty Dewi Sant , Flintshire, Wales, CH7 6NAContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure