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Official procurement procedure
Preliminary Market Engagement - Provision of Playground Asset Management
Software package and information systems
UK
Published value
£1
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Leicester City Council: "Preliminary Market Engagement - Provision of Playground Asset Management". Published status: planning. Published value: £1. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Leicester City Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £1 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Leicester City Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Leicester City Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
7.3Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Alzheimer's SocietyTop vendor: 66.9% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 121 active published awards; 13 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer's Society | 2 wins | £2,656,114 |
| INTUITIVE THINKING SKILLS LTD | 1 win | £437,125 |
| Personnel Checks t/a Taxi Plus | 1 win | £387,964 |
| Inclusion Healthcare Social Enterprise CIC | 1 win | £282,989 |
| Heads Up Leicester Limited | 1 win | £119,739 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityLeicester City Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published28 Jan 2026, 09:17 GMT | Last source update28 Jan 2026, 09:17 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationSoftware package and information systems | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06105d | ||
What is being bought
Leicester City Council (the Council) are commencing a formal Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise in advance of intiatiaing a procurement process. The purpose of such engagement is to understand the level of market interest and to seek market intelligence on offerings in the market on both commercial off the shelf solutions as well as any innovatative proposals from organisations that may have an interest or expertise in this field The Council is aiming to procure a solution which will deliver and future proof the current functionality and additionally provide flexibility to exploit the use of new technology where this provides benefit to the business, in relation to the supply of asset management software for the management and inspection of play areas, multi-use games areas (MUGA’s) bmx tracks, skate parks, parkour facilities and outdoor gyms
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £1
28 Jan 2026, 09:17 GMT - Status changed to planning
28 Jan 2026, 09:17 GMT - Official notice release published
28 Jan 2026, 09:17 GMT - Buyer information updated
28 Jan 2026, 09:17 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
28 Jan 2026, 09:17 GMT - Procedure published
28 Jan 2026, 09:17 GMT - engagement
11 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT · scheduledPlease note that this is a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) and not a formal invitation to tender. Suppliers are required to complete a questionnaire and submit their responses by 11 February 2026. To support our understanding of the solutions currently available in the market, and in addition to reviewing the submitted questionnaires, we may invite up to three suitable suppliers who meet the essential requirements outlined in the PME document to deliver an overview presentation of their solution and its functionality. The PME will be used to inform the anticipated contract value; therefore, a nominal value of £1 has been included in the notice. Further information about the process is available in the PME document, which can be accessed via the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=0d3a8a39-25fc-f011-813c-005056b64545
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Leicester City Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PXRT-5737-VBQDDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 28 Jan 2026, 09:17 GMT
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |