Scope
Reference
CWC25034MW
Description
The City of Wolverhampton Council (CoWC) is conducting a Preliminary Market Engagement for a Digital Consultation and Engagement Solution.
CoWC champions the value of consultation and engagement and sees it as an opportunity as well as a duty. There are over 260,000 people who live in Wolverhampton, and there are many others who visit and work in the city. Consultation and engagement is an important way in which residents, businesses and other stakeholders can help to influence decision making in the city.
To help ensure that engagement is successful and meaningful, COWC wants to make it as easy and accessible as possible for people to participate in consultations and engagement. To do this it needs to ensure it has the right tools and platform.
The Council would like to understand what digital consultation and engagement solutions exist in the market, to ensure that stakeholder needs are met.
The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement is to seek input from potential suppliers within the market, to establish the types of solution, functionality, delivery types, and costing models that are available for a Digital Consultation and Engagement solution.
If you would like to participate in the Preliminary Market Engagement please complete and submit the questionnaire available on the Council's website https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?resetFilter=True&applyFilter=True&p=cdcfff6b-8cbd-e611-8118-000c29c9ba21&v=1
Contract dates (estimated)
- 11 January 2026 to 10 January 2030
- 4 years
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
Engagement
Engagement deadline
5 April 2025
Engagement process description
The City of Wolverhampton Council (CoWC) is conducting a Preliminary Market Engagement for a Digital Consultation and Engagement Solution.
CoWC champions the value of consultation and engagement and sees it as an opportunity as well as a duty. There are over 260,000 people who live in Wolverhampton, and there are many others who visit and work in the city. Consultation and engagement is an important way in which residents, businesses and other stakeholders can help to influence decision making in the city.
To help ensure that engagement is successful and meaningful, COWC wants to make it as easy and accessible as possible for people to participate in consultations and engagement. To do this it needs to ensure it has the right tools and platform.
The Council would like to understand what digital consultation and engagement solutions exist in the market, to ensure that stakeholder needs are met.
The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement is to seek input from potential suppliers within the market, to establish the types of solution, functionality, delivery types, and costing models that are available for a Digital Consultation and Engagement solution.
If you would like to participate in the Preliminary Market Engagement please complete and submit the questionnaire available on the Council's website https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?resetFilter=True&applyFilter=True&p=cdcfff6b-8cbd-e611-8118-000c29c9ba21&v=1
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Contracting authority
Wolverhampton City Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVBV-7568-LBLL
Civic Centre, St Peters Square
Wolverhampton
WV1 1RL
United Kingdom
Contact name: Mr Barry Greenwood
Email: barry.greenwood@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Website: https://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/
Region: UKG39 - Wolverhampton
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government