Planning

Soft Market Testing: Replacement PPM Tool

  • Cambridgeshire County Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-002720

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0604c8

Published 13 January 2026, 2:44pm



Scope

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.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 June 2026 to 30 June 2028
  • 2 years, 1 month

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 48330000 - Scheduling and productivity software package
  • 48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
  • 72212331 - Project management software development services

Contract locations

  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Engagement

Engagement deadline

4 February 2026

Engagement process description

Bidders are asked to read the Market Engagement document and provide responses via the MS forms questionnaire.

All information can be found on the Authority's Etendering system ProContract see link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=aee88c36-8df0-f011-813c-005056b64545

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ZLMn4x4EUUyC8skGp4-cyedoDJBk4flIgjSjjJVHa9RUODFKUzgxUVc1V0U5OE00SkhTTUpWSkxEUi4u


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Contracting authority

Cambridgeshire County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJVB-3262-VGVJ

New Shire Hall Emery Crescent Enterprise Campus,

Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon

PE28 4YE

United Kingdom

Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government