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Building Works Specification Solution

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

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10 Aug 2026 at 17:11

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of London is exploring a cloud-based building works specification solution for its property portfolio. The system would support surveyors and engineers in producing specifications for construction and building works, using legislation, standards and best-practice content. It must help the City maintain current regulatory and technical guidance, support specification delivery and keep building works compliant. The requirement is primarily for industry-specific software, document creation and productivity software, and related computer systems. The service will support a planned programme of building works across the City of London’s property portfolio. The buyer is The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, a public authority. The requirement is classified as goods because the anticipated procurement concerns a software solution rather than construction delivery itself.

This procurement is at the planning stage and the buyer has set out an intention to procure; it is not an invitation to tender. The City is conducting preliminary market engagement to understand sector solutions for the specification service. Suppliers are asked to register on the City’s procurement system and search for the Building Works Specification Solution engagement reference, with engagement scheduled to close on 24 August 2026. The anticipated contract period is 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027. The procurement is planned as a single lot and is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The planned requirement is below the relevant threshold. The record does not set out an estimated monetary value, procurement procedure or evaluation criteria at this stage.

This will suit suppliers of cloud-based construction specification, building surveying or engineering software, particularly businesses with established legislation, standards and best-practice content libraries. Relevant providers are likely to offer tools that help qualified users create, manage and update specifications for building and construction works, while maintaining version-controlled access to current regulatory and technical guidance. Experience supporting property portfolios, public-sector estates, surveyors or engineers would be useful, as would the ability to keep content and workflows fit for purpose over a multi-year works programme. Suppliers should be prepared to explain how their solution supports compliance, specification quality, document creation and operational productivity. The requirement is marked as suitable for SMEs, so specialist software businesses may be well placed to contribute when the procurement reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Building Works Specification Solution

Notice Description

The City of London currently utilises a cloud-based system to produce specifications for construction/building works for its property portfolio, drawing on an extensive legislation and best practice content library. It is used by surveyors and engineers to ensure any works being undertaken for the City comply with the current legislation and best practice. Maintaining access to the latest standards and guidance is therefore essential. Over the next 5 years the City is undertaking a multi-million-pound programme of works across the City's property portfolio. The City is therefore exploring sector solutions that can support specification delivery, keep the service fit for purpose, and ensure building works continue to comply with regulations and best practice.

Planning Information

Please register as a supplier on https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ and search for pqq_98 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) - Building Works Specification Solution.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e0a6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075934-2026
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
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48100000 - Industry specific software package

48300000 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package

48310000 - Document creation software package

48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2027 6-12 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
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CITY OF LONDON
Postcode
EC2P 2EJ
Postcode Area
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Clerkenwell
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Further Information

Notice Documents

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