Notice Information
Notice Title
Grassroots football pitch booking & management system
Notice Description
Wrexham County Borough Council is seeking information from suppliers on digital solutions to support the booking and management of grassroots football pitches. The Council currently manages and maintains approximately 35 football pitches used by grassroots football clubs across the county borough. The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to better understand the solutions available within the market, including indicative costs, functionality, implementation approaches and timescales. Suppliers are invited to provide information on systems that can deliver, but are not limited to, the following features: Online booking of football pitches. Online payments at the point of booking. Functionality to improve operational visibility and efficiency. Management of both casual and block bookings. Season ticket or subscription-style arrangements for regular users. Real-time visibility of pitch availability and bookings. Centralised booking management, including the ability to restrict how far in advance pitches can be booked. Suppliers are encouraged to provide: An overview of their solution and key functionality. Examples of similar implementations and relevant experience. Indicative costs and licensing models, where available. Typical implementation timescales and support arrangements. Please note that the value shown on this notice is indicative only. This exercise is being undertaken for market engagement purposes to help inform future procurement options, costs and timelines. This PIN does not constitute a call for competition. Please email an overview of your solution to Clare Roberts, Category Manager, at Clare.Roberts@wrexham.gov.uk by 12:00 noon on 20 July 2026. Please include "Grassroots Football Pitch Booking & Management System" in the subject line of your email. Wrexham County Borough Council welcomes responses from all interested suppliers and looks forward to learning more about the solutions available within the market.
Planning Information
Wrexham County Borough Council is seeking information from suppliers on digital solutions to support the booking and management of grassroots football pitches. The Council currently manages and maintains approximately 35 football pitches used by grassroots football clubs across the county borough. The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to better understand the solutions available within the market, including indicative costs, functionality, implementation approaches and timescales. Suppliers are invited to provide information on systems that can deliver, but are not limited to, the following features: Online booking of football pitches. Online payments at the point of booking. Functionality to improve operational visibility and efficiency. Management of both casual and block bookings. Season ticket or subscription-style arrangements for regular users. Real-time visibility of pitch availability and bookings. Centralised booking management, including the ability to restrict how far in advance pitches can be booked. Suppliers are encouraged to provide: An overview of their solution and key functionality. Examples of similar implementations and relevant experience. Indicative costs and licensing models, where available. Typical implementation timescales and support arrangements. Please note that the value shown on this notice is indicative only. This exercise is being undertaken for market engagement purposes to help inform future procurement options, costs and timelines. This PIN does not constitute a call for competition. Please email an overview of your solution to Clare Roberts, Category Manager, at Clare.Roberts@wrexham.gov.uk by 12:00 noon on 20 July 2026. Please include "Grassroots Football Pitch Booking & Management System" in the subject line of your email. Wrexham County Borough Council welcomes responses from all interested suppliers and looks forward to learning more about the solutions available within the market.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06b7fb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060430-2026
- 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
48000000 - Software package and information systems
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £20,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Jun 20266 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 20 Jul 20263 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 1-6 months
- 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
- WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WREXHAM
- Postcode
- LL11 1AR
- Post Town
- Llandudno
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL3 North Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham
- Delivery Location
- TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham
-
- Local Authority
- Wrexham
- Electoral Ward
- Grosvenor
- Westminster Constituency
- Wrexham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060430-2026
26th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057529-2026
18th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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