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# Pre-market engagement - Provision of Electronic Tendering System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-provision-of-electronic-tendering-system-ocds-h6vhtk-06a6f7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cottsway Housing Association: "Pre-market engagement - Provision of Electronic Tendering System". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Cottsway Housing Association](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cottsway-housing-association-rsh-l4312)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Software package and information systems
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-provision-of-electronic-tendering-system-ocds-h6vhtk-06a6f7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06a6f7`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-provision-of-electronic-tendering-system-ocds-h6vhtk-06a6f7#tl-md)

## Description
**Please note this is a pre-market engagement exercise**
Cottsway has a contract in place for an e-tendering system, and the contract is due to expire in March 2027.
The anticipated new contract period is 3 years, with an option to extend for up to 2 additional years.
This pre-market engagement seeks to gather information from suppliers to assess market capability and inform the development of the procurement strategy, specification, and potential route to market, with any insights obtained used solely to shape our approach should we decide to proceed.
For more information on this pre-market engagement please refer to the specification which can be found by registering here https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cottsway/aspx/Home
To participate, please express your interest via the correspondence function within In Tend no later than 12 pm on Friday 12 June. 
 All communication must take place through the In Tend platform.
After expressing your interest, please provide a brief submission containing:
•	Company name
•	Product name
•	Contact details of those wishing to attend (including email address)
This pre-market engagement is issued for information-gathering purposes only and does not constitute a call for competition. 
Cottsway reserves the right to amend its requirements prior to formal procurement

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 48000000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F050014-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-28T07:45:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T23:53:08.158Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06a6f7