Scheduling Tool

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  "id": "078922-2026",
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  ],
  "date": "2026-08-19T12:06:24+01:00",
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  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-PPON-PWVM-4844-NRQH",
    "name": "Essex County Council"
  },
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        "contractPeriod": {
          "endDate": "2029-12-01T23:59:59Z",
          "startDate": "2026-12-01T00:00:00Z"
        }
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    "items": [
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            "region": "UKH3",
            "country": "GB",
            "countryName": "United Kingdom"
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    "title": "Scheduling Tool",
    "status": "planning",
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents",
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    "description": "Essex Adult Community Learning (ACL) are seeking to procure a Scheduling Tool. The solution must provide a comprehensive scheduling, timetabling and resource management platform for ACL, enabling efficient planning of courses, tutors, rooms and resources across multiple delivery locations. \nThe solution will need to integrate with the organisation's MIS and Microsoft 365 environment, supporting funding compliance, learner communication and management reporting.\nEssex ACL is undertaking this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to understand market capability & available solutions which meet ACL's identified requirements & inform the procurement strategy.",
    "aboveThreshold": false,
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services"
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      "id": "GB-PPON-PWVM-4844-NRQH",
      "name": "Essex County Council",
      "roles": [
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      "address": {
        "region": "UKH36",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Chelmsford",
        "postalCode": "CM1 1QH",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "County Hall, Market Road"
      },
      "details": {
        "classifications": [
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            "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment",
            "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Public authority - sub-central government"
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        ]
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      "identifier": {
        "id": "PWVM-4844-NRQH",
        "scheme": "GB-PPON"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "molly.brown2@essex.gov.uk"
      }
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "planning": {
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      {
        "id": "078922-2026",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078922-2026",
        "format": "text/html",
        "noticeType": "UK2",
        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
        "datePublished": "2026-08-19T12:06:24+01:00"
      }
    ],
    "milestones": [
      {
        "id": "engagement",
        "type": "engagement",
        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2026-09-02T23:59:59+01:00",
        "description": "Essex Adult Community Learning (ACL) are looking to procure a Scheduling Tool & is undertaking this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to inform and refine its procurement strategy.\nThis exercise is designed to understand market capability and available solutions in order to help develop ECC's requirements and shape the procurement strategy.\nACL are inviting interested suppliers that can provide a Scheduling Tool to complete a questionnaire via the following Microsoft forms link:\nhttps://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=TzK0qFwVFUKg8X7YzJqZL3jURid1DWlMu4oX1WAL4a5UQzQySTVLT1NJRDQ2TzhFVUEzVDNHQ1U2Uy4u\nResponses are to be submitted by 02/09/2026.\nIf you are having any issues with the link, please reach out via email.\nFollowing a review of the responses, ACL may reach out to Suppliers to organise demos or for further discussion. If demos are to be arranged, they will be held via teams or on site at County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1QH.\nPlease note this PME notice/request for information is not intended as a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any potential future tender opportunity. \nResponding to this PME does not constitute a tender submission, a quotation, or any binding commitment to procure these services. Please note there is no commitment or guarantee that procurement activity will go ahead.\nParticipation is voluntary and will neither benefit nor disadvantage any supplier in any potential future procurement opportunity. \nResponses to the questionnaire will be treated confidentially."
      }
    ]
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}