Scope
Description
Leicester City Council (the Council) are commencing a formal Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise. The purpose of such engagement is to understand the level of market interest and to seek market intelligence on offerings in the market on both commercial off the shelf solutions as well as any innovative proposals from organisations that may have an interest or expertise in this field. The Council is aiming to procure a solution which will deliver and future proof the current functionality and additionally provide flexibility to exploit the use of new technology where this provides benefit to the business, in relation to installation, upgrade and ongoing provision/rental of reliable, low-latency point to point fibre circuits to support Leicester City Council's Traffic & Public Space and Housing CCTV inventory.
As we are at the PME stage, this by is being advertised as an above threshold PME, however the results of the PME will determine the actual value.
Total value (estimated)
- £1 excluding VAT
- £1 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
- 1 year
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Engagement
Engagement deadline
18 September 2025
Engagement process description
Please note this is a Preliminary Mart Engagement. It is not a formal invitation to tender. Supplier must complete a questionnaire and submit the responses by 10:00 hrs on 18th September 2025.
To enhance our understanding of the solutions currently available in the market and in addition to the submitted questionnaire, we may invite suitable suppliers (maximum of 4) to deliver an overview presentation of their solution and its functionality.
For more information regarding the process, you can access the PME document by following this link:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/?advertId=9dba3f55-b88c-f011-813a-005056b64545
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Contracting authority
Leicester City Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXRT-5737-VBQD
City Hall
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
United Kingdom
Region: UKF21 - Leicester
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government