Notice Information
Notice Title
Trading Standards System
Notice Description
Cambridgeshire County Council (The Council) has worked jointly with another local authority to deliver a Trading Standards service since 2017 and a decision has been made to take the service back in-house. Therefore, the Council is looking to procure a commercially available, "off the shelf" Trading Standards system that that can be configured to meet the current operational requirements of the Council while also being capable of supporting future service needs. This system will enable the Trading Standards team to effectively manage its statutory duties, improve service delivery, and adapt to evolving regulatory and technological environment.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: There is the potential for two contract extensions of 12 months, depending on the success in achieving the required outcomes.
Planning Information
The Soft Market Test is in two parts: · The first asks potential suppliers to answer key questions about their products for us to test whether our stated requirements are achievable/reasonable. The deadline for submission is Friday 12th September 2025 at 17:00. · The second part comprises a product demonstration via MS Teams, working through scenarios and the execution of tasks. We are looking to complete the Soft Market Test process by 30 September 2025 (subject to supplier availability) and if possible (subject to change) with the procurement anticipated to commence during Autumn/Winter 2025. The Market Engagement Documentation was published on the Council's e-tender (Proactis) system on 11th August 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: DN786063 (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=777c610d-9b73-f011-813a-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True The deadline for responses to be received is 17:00 on Friday 12th September 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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0584f5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011078-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
72260000 - Software-related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £260,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £260,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Feb 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Mar 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- 12 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Chris Nunn
- Contact Email
- chris.nunn@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +441223699250
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ALCONBURY WEALD, HUNTINGDON
- Postcode
- PE28 4YE
- Post Town
- Peterborough
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Electoral Ward
- The Stukeleys
- Westminster Constituency
- Huntingdon
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011078-2026
6th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047563-2025
11th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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