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Soft Market Test - Development Defects Software

Torus62 Limited

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31 Jul 2026 at 15:10

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Torus62 Limited intends to procure a development defects and aftercare management system for use in the housing and development sector. The requirement is for industry-specific software supporting the management of defects and aftercare associated with development activity. The procurement is categorised as goods, with the software to support work in the United Kingdom. Torus62 Limited is a public undertaking based in St Helens. Suppliers offering software products designed for housing providers, developers or related property organisations may find the requirement relevant, particularly where their systems address the recording, tracking and management of development defects and associated aftercare activity. The scope currently concerns one planned requirement rather than a stated range of separate services or works.

This process is at the planning stage and is currently a soft market testing exercise, rather than an invitation to tender. Torus62 Limited plans to use market engagement to understand the market for defects and aftercare management systems. The engagement is scheduled to take place by 14 August 2026. The planned contract period is from 1 July 2027 to 1 July 2029. The published gross value is £1, although this appears within a preliminary market-testing process rather than as a developed contract estimate. The procurement is below the relevant threshold. One planned lot is identified. The buyer has not yet set out a procurement procedure, submission deadline, award criteria or supplier eligibility requirements. Suppliers should treat the stated dates as indicative planning expectations, not tender deadlines.

The market engagement is most relevant to software suppliers with an established defects and aftercare management product for the housing and development sector. Businesses may benefit from preparing evidence of how their system supports development-related defect management and aftercare workflows, including the practical problems it addresses for housing providers or developers. Suppliers with experience delivering industry-specific software in property, housing or construction environments are likely to be well placed to explain the product’s relevance. The buyer is seeking to understand the current market, so providers can use the engagement to communicate their product scope, sector experience, implementation approach and ability to support the planned requirement. This is an opportunity to inform the future specification, not to submit a tender at this stage.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Soft Market Test - Development Defects Software

Notice Description

Torus is undertaking a soft market testing exercise to understand the current market for defects and aftercare management systems used within the housing and development sector. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-St-Helens:-Industry-specific-software-package./39KA696QKA To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/39KA696QKA

Planning Information

Torus is undertaking a soft market testing exercise to understand the current market for defects and aftercare management systems used within the housing and development sector.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d919
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072816-2026
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48100000 - Industry specific software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jul 2027 - 1 Jul 2029 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
Torus62 Limited
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ST HELENS
Postcode
WA9 1LD
Postcode Area
Warrington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD71 East Merseyside
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
St. Helens
Electoral Ward
Peasley Cross & Fingerpost
Westminster Constituency
St Helens South and Whiston

Further Information

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