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# Soft Market Engagement - Commercial Opportunity Development (not a formal procurement exercise)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-engagement-commercial-opportunity-development-not-a-formal-procurement-exercis-ocds-h6vhtk-06946a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Lancashire County Council: "Soft Market Engagement - Commercial Opportunity Development (not a formal procurement exercise)". 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:** [Lancashire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lancashire-county-council-ons-e10000017)
- **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 and management consultancy and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD4
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-engagement-commercial-opportunity-development-not-a-formal-procurement-exercis-ocds-h6vhtk-06946a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06946a`

## 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/soft-market-engagement-commercial-opportunity-development-not-a-formal-procurement-exercis-ocds-h6vhtk-06946a#tl-md)

## Description
Lancashire County Council is seeking to engage the market to better understand the support available to help accelerate and strengthen its programme of commercial activity. The Council is exploring how it can generate additional value and income through new commercial models, making best use of its assets, services and capabilities.
The Council is interested in understanding:
•	Best practice in developing and delivering local authority commercial opportunities;
•	The types of expertise and support that suppliers can offer, including idea generation, business case development and delivery support;
•	How suppliers can work alongside an internal commercial team to build capacity and deliver at pace.
This engagement is not a procurement exercise. The purpose is to undertake structured soft market testing to inform the Council's future approach and shape any subsequent requirements.
Suppliers are invited to respond to a short survey setting out their relevant experience, approach and capacity. Please note, there will not be any formal evaluation of responses. 
Following review of responses, the Council anticipates inviting a small number of suppliers to attend an in‑person discussion session on 28th May 2026, to explore approaches, share ideas and discuss potential future collaboration.
Participation in this engagement does not commit the Council to any future procurement or contractual arrangement.
To be considered, please respond by noon on 18th May 2026.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 79400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 21/06/2026 to 21/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F042390-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-08T10:22:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T01:39:50.362Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06946a