Notice Information
Notice Title
Community Engagement Platform
Notice Description
The Council is seeking two platforms to be built for its internal use. Both are to be virtual software solutions which can be used by our own officers to create and manage engagement projects. Suppliers can bid for: Lot 1 - Digital website. Lot 2 - Voice specific engagement options Lot 3 - Lots 1 and 2 combined.
Lot Information
Community engagement - digital website
The requirement is for a digital website which is designed to host projects and engagement activities, accessible to local residents, and which provides tools for analysing feedback, providing updates and understanding the demographics of participants to help the Council make best use of the data.
Community engagement - voiceVoice specific engagement options where residents can utilise voice notes or recordings to feedback on Council consultations or projects.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058e83
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057877-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- 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
48517000 - IT software package
72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
72230000 - Custom software development services
72250000 - System and support services
72260000 - Software-related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £120,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £120,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Sep 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 3 Nov 2025 - 2 Nov 2028 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
- IPSWICH BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@ipswich.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- IPSWICH
- Postcode
- IP1 2DE
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Ipswich
- Electoral Ward
- Gipping
- Westminster Constituency
- Ipswich
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057877-2025
18th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051576-2025
27th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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