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# Preliminary Market Engagement - Contract, Procurement and Governance Management Platform

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-contract-procurement-and-governance-management-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-06cbbd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST: "Preliminary Market Engagement - Contract, Procurement and Governance Management Platform". 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:** [FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/fairfax-multi-academy-trust-coh-07661164)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business transaction and personal business software package, Communication and multimedia software package, Computer back-up and catalogue conversion services, Database and operating software package, Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package (+5 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-contract-procurement-and-governance-management-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-06cbbd#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06cbbd`

## 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/preliminary-market-engagement-contract-procurement-and-governance-management-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-06cbbd#tl-md)

## Description
The Trust is undertaking preliminary market engagement to understand the market for the potential future development and implementation of a cloud-based Contract, Procurement and Governance Management Platform.
The Trust is seeking information from suppliers with experience in software development, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions, contract management platforms, governance systems, workflow solutions and education sector technology.
The purpose of this engagement is to gather information regarding
•	Supplier capability and relevant experience
•	Potential delivery approaches
•	Platform and technology options
•	Hosting and support models
•	Scalability and future development considerations
•	Intellectual property ownership approaches
•	Indicative implementation and support costs
The Trust is particularly interested in solutions capable of supporting contract management, procurement activities, governance oversight, reporting, workflow automation and integration with common business applications.
This engagement is for information gathering purposes only and does not constitute a procurement process, invitation to tender, commitment to procure or commitment to award a contract.
Interested organisations are invited to complete the accompanying supplier questionnaire

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 48100000, 48300000, 48400000, 48500000, 48600000, 48700000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F066655-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-15T10:31:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T07:29:37.622Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06cbbd