Planning

Pre Market Engagement - Provision of Applicant Tracking System

  • Lift Schools

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-046901

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-058353

Published 7 August 2025, 1:15pm



Scope

Reference

T299

Description

Lift is preparing to go to tender for a new Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to replace our current platform. Ahead of this, we are conducting a market testing exercise to explore innovative solutions, understand supplier capabilities, and refine our final specification. This is not a tender. No contract will be awarded at this stage.

Please see attached documents which detail our high level requirements. We are keen to engage with suppliers to explore our options and develop our specification, ready for tendering later this year (2025)

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031
  • Possible extension to 31 March 2033
  • 7 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems
  • 48100000 - Industry specific software package
  • 79630000 - Personnel services except placement and supply services

Engagement

Engagement deadline

30 September 2025

Engagement process description

Please email chammond@lift schools should you be interested in this opportunity.


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

30 November 2025


Contracting authority

Lift Schools

  • Companies House: 06625091

1 Ed City Walk

London

W127TF

United Kingdom

Contact name: Clive Hammond

Email: chammond@liftschools.org

Website: http://www.liftschools.org

Region: UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government