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Traded Services Management System for Schools and Educational Settings

North Lincolnshire Council

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Planning

27 Jul 2026 at 08:53

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North Lincolnshire Council is planning to procure a modern, cloud-based traded services management system for schools, academies, early years providers and other educational settings. The system is intended to support the full lifecycle of services offered to these organisations, from managing service provision through to its completion. This is a software and information-systems requirement rather than a works project or a conventional supply of physical goods. The council is seeking to understand how the market could provide a system with the necessary functionality, capacity and maturity for use across its education-related traded services. The intended users are schools and other educational settings, with North Lincolnshire Council acting as the public-sector buyer and service owner.

The procurement is at the planning stage and the council is conducting preliminary market engagement to test the market before deciding its approach. This is not an invitation to tender. The council expects market engagement to be available through its e-tendering portal, with further engagement confirmed if required. The scheduled date for this engagement is 10 August 2026. The planned contract period is 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2030, covering three years. The procurement is arranged as a single lot and is currently in planning. The council has not set out an estimated contract value, procurement procedure or evaluation criteria at this stage, so suppliers should treat the timetable and future procurement arrangements as subject to development through the engagement process.

This will suit software providers with experience designing, supplying or supporting cloud-based management platforms for public-sector, education or multi-organisation users. Relevant suppliers are likely to include businesses able to manage complex service catalogues, customer relationships, ordering, billing, fulfilment and reporting across the full lifecycle of traded services. The council is specifically seeking evidence of market capability, capacity and maturity, so established implementation, hosting, security, integration, support and service-management arrangements will be important when the requirement develops. Small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises are identified as suitable participants, widening the potential field for specialist providers, consortium members and delivery partners. Suppliers should use the planning engagement to explain their platform capabilities and education-sector experience.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Traded Services Management System for Schools and Educational Settings

Notice Description

The authority is initiating this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to understand the capability, capacity and maturity of the market in providing a modern, cloud-based traded services management system that supports the full lifecycle of services offered to schools, academies, early years providers and other educational settings.

Planning Information

Preliminary Market Engagement opportunity available through North Lincolnshire Councils E-Tendering Portal https://procure.northlincs.gov.uk/s/ Further engagements are to be confirmed as required

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d3d2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070542-2026
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jul 2027 - 30 Jun 2030 3-4 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
North Lincolnshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SCUNTHORPE
Postcode
DN15 6NL
Postcode Area
Doncaster
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire
Delivery Location
TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire
Local Authority
North Lincolnshire
Electoral Ward
Town
Westminster Constituency
Scunthorpe

Further Information

Notice Documents

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