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Regulatory Case Management System - Soft Market Test

Bristol City Council

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PlanningUpdate

07 Aug 2026 at 12:54

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

07 Aug 2026 at 12:32

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council is exploring regulatory case management systems to support its planning and regulatory services. The requirement is for software and information systems, including the capability to manage regulatory cases and support the Council’s operational work. The procurement is intended for delivery in Bristol. The Council is using this exercise to understand the range of systems available in the market, including current capabilities and potential innovations. This is a technology procurement led by a sub-central public authority, and is relevant to suppliers of regulatory case management platforms, planning and regulatory software, information systems, and associated implementation or support services. Suppliers with products designed for public-sector planning and regulatory workflows should monitor the development of the requirement.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is currently a soft market test, rather than an invitation to tender. Bristol City Council expects to use the exercise to explore available systems and market innovation before defining a future procurement. The Council has planned market engagement, with responses requested by 4 September 2026 at 12:00 noon. The planned contract period is from 1 April 2028 to 1 April 2034. The procurement is classified as goods and is above the relevant threshold. It is arranged as one lot covering the regulatory case management system. The information published sets out the Council’s intention to procure and its market-testing purpose; suppliers should treat the future requirement, procedure and commercial terms as subject to development.

The exercise will suit software vendors and specialist technology providers with established regulatory case management systems, particularly platforms supporting planning and regulatory services. Suppliers able to demonstrate configurable case workflows, secure information management, reporting, integration and user-friendly tools for public-sector teams are likely to be well placed to contribute useful market insight. Providers with experience implementing and supporting systems in local government or similarly regulated environments should prepare evidence of relevant deployments, service capability and approach to innovation. The Council is specifically looking to understand market capabilities and innovations, so suppliers can use the engagement to explain how their system meets regulatory operational needs and what improvements or emerging features it could offer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Regulatory Case Management System - Soft Market Test

Notice Description

Bristol City Council is conducting a soft market test to explore the range of systems available to support our planning and regulatory services. This exercise will help us understand market capabilities and innovations.

Planning Information

Soft Market Test for Regulatory Case Management System - responses required by 4th September 2026 - 12:00pm. Pro contract advert can be found at th following link https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=23135a17-3592-f111-813c-005056b64545

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06df0c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075282-2026
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

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
7 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2028 - 1 Apr 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
Bristol City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 5TR
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
TLK11 Bristol, City of
Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Hotwells and Harbourside
Westminster Constituency
Bristol Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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