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title: "Soft Market Testing: Replacement PPM Tool"
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# Soft Market Testing: Replacement PPM Tool

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-testing-replacement-ppm-tool-ocds-h6vhtk-0604c8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cambridgeshire County Council: "Soft Market Testing: Replacement PPM Tool". 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:** [Cambridgeshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridgeshire-county-council-ons-e10000003)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Miscellaneous software package and computer systems, Project management software development services, Scheduling and productivity software package
- **Delivery Location:** UKH12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-testing-replacement-ppm-tool-ocds-h6vhtk-0604c8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0604c8`

## 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-testing-replacement-ppm-tool-ocds-h6vhtk-0604c8#tl-md)

## Description
The Council has been using Project Online Web App (PWA) as the primary Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) platform for several years, alongside: integration with Microsoft Project, Power BI reporting packs, workflow tools (e.g., stage-gate progression and approvals), SharePoint project sites, and in-house finance systems.
 The Council seeks to understand market capabilities for either: (a) a like-for-like replacement of key Project Online/PWA functionality including integration with Microsoft Project (if possible), retention of Power BI reporting packs, retention of workflow tools such as stage gates, and integration with in-house finance systems; and/or (b) a modern, comprehensive PPM platform that additionally provides resource management, roadmapping, portfolio prioritisation, and benefits realisation.
The desired outcome is to maintain or enhance governance workflows; maintain or enhance reporting; achieve robust integration to in-house finance systems; provide modern portfolio management; improve resource management; offer roadmapping; ensure usability; support security and compliance; and minimise total cost of ownership. 
Further information can be found in the CCC PPM Market Engagement Instruction document.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 48330000, 48900000, 72212331
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2026 to 30/06/2028

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002720-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-13T14:44:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T06:53:50.244Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0604c8