Planning

Highways Software Market Engagement

SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL

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Planning

06 Jul 2021 at 11:50

Summary of the contracting process

Suffolk County Council is initiating a market engagement exercise for a Highways software solution, identified under the title "Highways Software Market Engagement". This procurement falls under the goods category, specifically within the software package and information systems industry. The current stage of the procurement process is planning, with the anticipated procurement exercise expected to commence in summer 2021. Interested parties are required to complete a questionnaire by 23 July 2021, and the communication regarding future notices is scheduled for 31 August 2021. The council operates from Endeavour House, Ipswich, UK.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for software companies, particularly those specialising in modular systems or industry-specific solutions for highways management. Businesses that can provide flexible, scalable software solutions with the capability to handle substantial data storage—and those familiar with existing systems like Insight [Symology]—would be particularly well-suited to compete. Participating in this engagement could lead to increased partnerships with Suffolk County Council as they look to expand their software capacity for both internal and external users.

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Notice Title

Highways Software Market Engagement

Notice Description

Suffolk County Council is running a market engagement exercise for a Highways software solution, our preferred option is to have one modular system or where this is not possible, separate software for specific areas of work will be considered. Suffolk County Council currently use Insight [Symology] software and have 350 users with 200 concurrent user licences. We require the option to increase this for use by our external highways' contractors. Current storage is ~1TB of data.We anticipate the procurement exercise will begin in summer 2021. Before any procurement.Please complete this questionnaire at https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GHIHighwayssoftware/ . Questionnaires should be completed by 23 July 2021.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Suffolk County Council is running a market engagement exercise for a Highways software solution, our preferred option is to have one modular system or where this is not possible, separate software for specific areas of work will be considered. Suffolk County Council currently use Insight [Symology] software and have 350 users with 200 concurrent user licences. We require the option to increase this for use by our external highways' contractors. Current storage is ~1TB of data.We anticipate the procurement exercise will begin in summer 2021. Before any procurement.Please complete this questionnaire at https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GHIHighwayssoftware/ . Questionnaires should be completed by 23 July 2021.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c430
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015550-2021
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48100000 - Industry specific software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Jul 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Aug 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Linda Hearne
Contact Email
linda.hearne@suffolk.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1473265645

Buyer Location

Locality
IPSWICH
Postcode
IP1 2BX
Post Town
Ipswich
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH62 Ipswich
Delivery Location
TLH East (England)

Local Authority
Ipswich
Electoral Ward
Gipping
Westminster Constituency
Ipswich

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