Planning

25030 Preliminary Market Engagement for E-Procurement System

  • Cambridgeshire County Council

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-011349

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04f8ff

Published 26 March 2025, 2:38pm



Scope

Reference

DN769220

Description

Cambridgeshire County Council on behalf of public sector buyers listed within this notice would like to carry out preliminary market engagement in relation to its e-procurement solution.

It should be noted that at this stage Peterborough City Council and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority are being named as potential users but currently have separate agreements which may mean they explore alternative routes or not participate in any resultant procurement process.

This market engagement exercise will assist the Council in determining the next steps in developing any potential procurement documentation, the functionality of the systems available and routes to market including the use of any Framework Agreements if relevant.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 27 February 2026 to 26 February 2029
  • Possible extension to 26 February 2031
  • 5 years

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

Contract locations

  • UKH11 - Peterborough
  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Engagement

Engagement deadline

25 April 2025

Engagement process description

The Market Engagement Documentation was published on the Council's e-tender (Proactis) system on 26th March 2025.

Interested parties are invited to download and engage with the Market Engagement by;

(a) Going to : https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities

(b) Select Cambridgeshire County Council from the organisation list

(c) Searching for opportunity ref: DN769220

(d) Expressing an interest

(e) Accessing and downloading the Market Engagement documents from the website and responding in accordance with the contained instructions.

Alternatively, you can access the direct link to market engagement opportunity here:

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=33c02c6c-300a-f011-8136-005056b64545

The market engagement response document is in the form of a Microsoft Forms questionnaire contained with the Market Engagement Document on the e-procurement portal

Responses are to be submitted through the Microsoft Form using the link below. The deadline for responses to be received is 12:00 on Friday 25th April 2025

The Council may at its discretion ask further questions of Suppliers that provide a response to the questionnaire and reserve the right to hold presentations with those who respond to the initial engagement.

This process does not form part of the formal tender procedure to follow and no supplier shall be disadvantaged by either taking part or not taking part in this process.


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


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


Other organisations

These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.

Cambridge City Council

Summary of their role in this procurement: Potential User of the Solution

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCBT-6819-NDPJ

The Guildhall

Cambridge

CB2 1BY

United Kingdom

Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

South Cambridgeshire District Council

Summary of their role in this procurement: Potential User of the Solution

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPLL-9624-BHXR

Cambourne Business Park

Cambourne

CB23 6EA

United Kingdom

Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Fenland District Council

Summary of their role in this procurement: Potential User of the Solution

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGPJ-1712-LJNH

County Road

March

PE15 8NQ

United Kingdom

Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

East Cambridgeshire District Council

Summary of their role in this procurement: Potential User of the Solution

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQBT-2817-GJGV

The Grange, Nutholt Lane

Ely

CB7 4EE

United Kingdom

Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Huntingdonshire District Council

Summary of their role in this procurement: Potential User of the Solution

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXCY-8219-LWDM

Pathfinder House St Mary's Street Huntingdon,

Cambridgeshire

PE29 3TN

United Kingdom

Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Peterborough City Council

Summary of their role in this procurement: Potential User of the Solution

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLXM-3229-WVQH

Sand Martin House Peterborough, Bittern Way

Peterborough

PE2 8TY

United Kingdom

Region: UKH11 - Peterborough

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority

Summary of their role in this procurement: Potential User of the Solution

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBXV-5726-VWGJ

2nd Floor, Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street

Huntingdon

PE29 3TN

United Kingdom

Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC


Contact organisation

Contact Cambridgeshire County Council for any enquiries.