Planning

Pre Market Engagement for a Replacement Management Information System for Education and Schools

  • Bridgend County Borough Council

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-054796

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059628

Published 8 September 2025, 4:30pm



Scope

Reference

B980

Description

Bridgend County Borough Council's current Management Information System (MIS) Contract for Schools expires at the same time as its Education Local Authority MIS in March 2027; and so the Authority is exploring options to consolidate this requirement into a unified single platform offering functionality to better meet the evolving needs of both schools and the Local Authority.

A pre-market engagement event is therefore being offered to support the Authority explore the potential for a single unified system, view current market developments and innovation to help inform the final specification will be taking place on Friday the 19th of September 2025 11:00am to 13:00pm online via TEAMSs.

Contact Tracey.Griffiths@bridgend.gov.uk to reserve a place.

Total value (estimated)

  • £2,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £2,020,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 March 2027 to 3 March 2031
  • 4 years, 3 days

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 48190000 - Educational software package

Contract locations

  • UKL17 - Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot

Engagement

Engagement deadline

19 December 2025

Engagement process description

Bidders are first invited to a Pre Market Engagement Event to be held online by TEAMs on Friday the 19th of September 2025 at 11:00am .

Contact : Tracey.Griffiths@bridgend.gov.uk to secure an invitation.


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

1 June 2026


Contracting authority

Bridgend County Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPQG-8216-YQLW

Bridgend County Borough Council

Bridgend

CF31 4WB

United Kingdom

Contact name: Procurement Team

Email: tenders@bridgend.gov.uk

Website: https://www.bridgend.gov.uk

Region: UKL17 - Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Wales