Notice Information
Notice Title
Pre-Market Engagement for Unified Booking Platform
Notice Description
The Council is seeking to understand the market in relation to a Unified Booking Platform to aid gathering of requirements. Based on the outcome of the PME exercise a further procurement process will be managed. an estimated contract start and end date has been stated due to it being a mandatory requirement of the FTS system.
Planning Information
A Pre-market engagement document has been prepared by the Council to aid understanding of the market. There are details in relation to the Council's requirement/aspiration and a number of questions to gain further insight from a requirement and also commercial options. a copy of the PME document 105330 is available via the Council's e-tendering platform with link below https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074945-2025
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e3b8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019934-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 16 Dec 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 1 Apr 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Withdrawn
- Lots Status
- Withdrawn
- Awards Status
- Cancelled
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHEFFIELD
- Postcode
- S1 2HH
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE32 Sheffield
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Sheffield
- Electoral Ward
- City
- Westminster Constituency
- Sheffield Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019934-2026
5th March 2026 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075022-2025
19th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074945-2025
18th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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