Planning

Enterprise Architecture Transformation Tool

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

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Planning

23 Mar 2026 at 09:13

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Essex County Council, a sub-central government authority, is in the planning stage to procure an Enterprise Architecture Transformation Tool. Situated in Chelmsford, the Council is conducting a preliminary market engagement to refine its procurement strategy. This engagement seeks to explore market capabilities and solutions that can support the Council's Local Government Reorganisation. The initiative is classified under the industry category for enterprise resource planning software services and is primarily focused within the UKH3 region. Interested suppliers are invited to respond by 17th April 2026, with potential for future demos or discussion sessions. This process is described as a preliminary market engagement rather than an immediate call for competition.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in enterprise resource planning software and development services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) capable of providing mature, comprehensive tools that align with the Council’s aim to simplify and enhance its transformation processes are particularly encouraged to participate. The services required include decision-making support, integration with existing digital platforms, and consolidation of digital applications, promising business growth for suppliers that can offer innovative and effective solutions. By participating in this engagement, businesses can position themselves for future tender opportunities and influence the scope and strategy of the potential procurement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Enterprise Architecture Transformation Tool

Notice Description

Essex County Council (ECC) are seeking a comprehensive Enterprise Architecture Transformation Tool to support the Council's ongoing Local Government Reorganisation journey. ECC is undertaking this Preliminary market engagement notice (PME) to engage with potential suppliers to understand market capability and available solutions to help develop the Authority's requirements and inform the procurement strategy. ECC is looking to understand more about tools that can provide the following outcomes: * Help manage and simplify the complexities of our transformation, guiding robust decision-making around investment priorities. * Deliver actionable insights for Operations, Products, Cyber, and Functional Services teams, underpinned by measurable Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that track the business maturity, resilience, user outcomes, and service performance. * Enable the enterprise architecture to clearly demonstrate value, inform and justify decisions to enhance services, reduce organisational risk, and improve the experience for users. * Integrate seamlessly with ECC's existing digital platforms and services across multiple tenancies, handle large volumes of data, and provide outputs that are accessible and useful for officers at all levels within the council. * Offer a maturity model that has proven effective in other local government authorities, to support ECC throughout this significant transformation. * Assess and map the digital and data assets across the Essex region. * Support the consolidation and rationalisation of the digital applications and contracts to achieve greater efficiency. * Provide visibility into known and unknown areas, with the ability to prioritise and rank risks, thereby strengthening decision-making. In summary, ECC require a mature, proven tool that will not only enable it to govern and improve its transformation journey, but also drive business value, mitigate risks, and deliver measurable outcomes for teams and communities. ECC is in its earliest stages of generating requirements and therefore for any future potential procurement opportunity for an Enterprise Architecture Transformation Tool, it is anticipated that requirements, scope and timelines will be refined/amended following PME. Therefore, there is no commitment or guarantee that procurement activity will go ahead.

Planning Information

Essex County Council (ECC) is looking to procure an Enterprise Architecture Transformation Tool and is undertaking this preliminary market engagement notice (PME) to inform and refine its procurement strategy. This exercise is designed to engage with potential suppliers to understand market capability and available solutions, to help develop ECC's requirements and shape the procurement strategy as well as identifying potential suppliers. ECC are inviting interested suppliers that are capable of providing an Enterprise Architecture Transformation Tool to complete a questionnaire via the following Microsoft forms link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=TzK0qFwVFUKg8X7YzJqZL_NQttUmjkZGpRuzAQaQEptUQUJVUFlKWVU2Q0VYRDhNRllGMVlSTTZDWS4u Responses are to be submitted by 17th April 2026 at 5pm. If you are having any issues with the link, please reach out via email. Following review of responses, ECC may reach out to interested suppliers to organise demos or for further discussion. If demos are to be arranged, they will be held via teams or on site at County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1QH. Please note this PME notice/request for information is not intended as a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any potential future tender opportunity. Responding to this PME does not constitute a tender submission, a quotation, or any binding commitment to procure these services. Please note there is no commitment or guarantee that procurement activity will go ahead. Participation is voluntary and will neither benefit nor disadvantage any supplier in any potential future procurement opportunity. Responses to the questionnaire will be treated confidentially.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0670f5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026058-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
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

48451000 - Enterprise resource planning software package

72212451 - Enterprise resource planning software development services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Mar 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
17 Apr 20262 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2026 - 1 Sep 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Post Town
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
TLH3 Essex
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Further Information

Notice Documents

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