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Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire for the Housing Systems Project

Bracknell Forest Borough Council

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Planning

17 Jul 2026 at 11:06

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bracknell Forest Borough Council intends to procure a cloud-hosted Housing Management Software platform delivered as software as a service. The system is expected to support housing management activities and integrate with peripheral systems, specifically Agresso Business World Financials and TAG’s Techforge Property Maintenance System. The council is seeking information on housing management systems that have been successfully deployed in other local authorities. The work is for Bracknell Forest and is classified as software packages and information systems. This is a council-wide technology procurement rather than a construction or property maintenance services contract: the requirement is for the supply and implementation of a housing management platform, with integration capability forming an important part of the anticipated scope.

This procurement is at the planning stage and currently concerns preliminary market engagement, not an invitation to tender. The council expects to issue a further notice on 2 November 2026. It asks interested organisations to complete a market engagement questionnaire by 7 August 2026, using its procurement portal or the stated procurement email address. The procurement is above threshold and is planned as one lot. The indicative contract period is 1 October 2027 to 2 October 2034. The estimated value is £300,000 excluding VAT, or £360,000 including VAT. The council has described the procurement as a future exercise for a housing management software platform, with the market engagement intended to inform its approach.

The planned requirement should suit software suppliers specialising in housing management systems, particularly businesses with a proven cloud software-as-a-service offering for local authorities. Strong candidates are likely to have experience deploying comparable platforms in councils and integrating housing systems with finance and property maintenance applications. Relevant capability may include systems integration, data migration, configuration, implementation support, user training, service management and ongoing cloud hosting. Suppliers able to demonstrate successful deployments in other local authorities will be well placed to contribute to the market engagement and prepare for the later procurement. The opportunity is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so smaller specialists and consortium partners may also find it relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire for the Housing Systems Project

Notice Description

Bracknell Forest Council ("the Authority") is seeking to undertake a procurement exercise for a Housing Management Software platform provided as a cloud hosted service (software as a service) The Authority would like information regarding the provision of a Housing Management System that has been successfully deployed in other local authorities and can integrate with other peripheral systems such as Agresso Business World Financials and TAG's Techforge Property Maintenance System. Advert Link to view and respond - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=43c34874-c481-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True

Planning Information

Your duly completed questionnaire must be received by 7th August 2026. via the Tenders Portal (https://procontract.due-north.com/register/). or Via email Procurement.Team@Bracknell-Forest.gov.uk Advert Link - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=43c34874-c481-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cd9d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067626-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement 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
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 Nov 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2027 - 2 Oct 2034 Over 5 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
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRACKNELL
Postcode
RG12 1JD
Postcode Area
Reading
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ15 Berkshire East
Delivery Location
TLJ11 Berkshire
Local Authority
Bracknell Forest
Electoral Ward
Town Centre & The Parks
Westminster Constituency
Bracknell

Further Information

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