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Gloucestershire County Council Test

Gloucestershire County Council-

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17 Aug 2026 at 13:05

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Summary of the contracting process

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking information technology services covering consulting, software development, internet services and support. The procurement is classified as a services requirement and is presented as a single requirement for the council. The buying organisation is Gloucestershire County Council, based at Shire Hall in Gloucester. The source description calls the opportunity “Gloucestershire County Council Test” and says it should be ignored, so businesses should treat the requirement’s practical scope with caution and review the bidding documents before deciding whether to invest time in it. The procurement concerns council-related IT provision, but the available description does not identify a particular system, service area, user group or delivery location beyond the council’s base in Gloucester.

The process has reached tender: the council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. There is one lot, with a published gross value of £10. Enquiries were due by 21 August 2026 at 09:00 UTC, and offers were due by 26 August 2026 at 09:00 UTC. The contract period is 1 September 2026 to 2 September 2026. Electronic submission is allowed, using the stated online submission route. The lot’s award-criteria description reads “This is a test - please ignore”, so it does not provide a usable explanation of how offers will be evaluated. The procurement is below the relevant threshold and uses the light-touch regime.

This opportunity is most relevant to businesses providing IT consultancy, software development, internet services or technical support. It could suit an IT services provider able to respond to a small, short-duration council requirement and submit an offer through the specified electronic route. The classification points to a broad technology capability rather than a defined product, platform or specialist discipline, so firms with adaptable consulting and delivery teams may be better placed than suppliers focused on a single narrowly defined service. The opportunity is presented as a test and its description should be treated cautiously; suppliers should examine the bidding documents to establish whether their technical skills, service model and delivery capacity match the actual requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Gloucestershire County Council Test

Notice Description

Gloucestershire County Council Test - Please ignore

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e5a0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078120-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10 Under £100K
Lots Value
£10 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
26 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 3 Sep 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Gloucestershire County Council-
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLOUCESTER
Postcode
GL1 2TG
Postcode Area
Gloucester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Gloucester
Electoral Ward
Westgate
Westminster Constituency
Gloucester

Further Information

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