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Pre-Market Engagement - The Provision of Managed Service, Infrastructure and Hardware Refresh

Chorley Council

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Planning

04 Sep 2026 at 12:18

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Chorley Council is preparing a procurement for managed service support, infrastructure services and hardware refresh. The requirement is classified as software-related services and is intended to support the council’s technology environment through ongoing managed provision, infrastructure activity and the renewal or replacement of hardware. The council is the public-sector buyer. The procurement is organised as a single planned lot and is intended to be suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The work relates to the council’s operations in the United Kingdom. Suppliers with a broad technology services offer, combining managed IT support with infrastructure capability and hardware lifecycle or refresh services, are likely to find the scope relevant. The council is using engagement with the market to understand available solutions and inform its eventual approach.

This procurement is at the pre-market engagement and planning stage, before an invitation to tender. Chorley Council is seeking market views on current solutions and prices for the planned managed service, infrastructure and hardware refresh requirement. Responses to the engagement are expected by 2 October 2026. The council currently expects the resulting contract to run from 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2034, a seven-year period. The planned procurement is above the relevant threshold and is structured as one lot. The engagement will help the council shape its procurement approach; the procedure and final commercial arrangements have not yet been settled. Businesses should treat the current dates as indicative planning expectations and the engagement as an opportunity to influence the future requirement, rather than as a tender invitation.

This planning exercise is most relevant to technology suppliers able to deliver a combined managed service, infrastructure support and hardware refresh solution for a public-sector customer. The scope is broad enough to suit businesses with capability across service management, infrastructure operations, software-related services, hardware supply, replacement planning and lifecycle support. SMEs are expressly considered suitable for the planned lot, so the requirement may be accessible to smaller providers with the necessary technical capacity, either independently or through a delivery partnership. The council is asking the market to explain current solutions and pricing, giving capable suppliers an opportunity to demonstrate how their service model could support the requirement and help shape the eventual procurement. Suppliers should prepare evidence of relevant managed-service and infrastructure experience before the contract reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pre-Market Engagement - The Provision of Managed Service, Infrastructure and Hardware Refresh

Notice Description

This is a pre-market engagement exercise for an upcoming procurement, The Provision of Managed Service, Infrastructure and Hardware Refresh. The purpose of this exercise is to get a better understanding of current market solutions, prices etc. which will be used to help inform our approach going forward.

Planning Information

To respond to this pre-market engagement, please use the following link to register your interest and access the project documents, as well as submit your response once completed. https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=b6c85acf-51a8-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=e0cc5631-4690-e511-80fb-000c29c9ba21

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f22b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083863-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72260000 - Software-related services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 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
Chorley Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHORLEY
Postcode
PR7 1AL
Postcode Area
Preston
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD47 Chorley and West Lancashire
Delivery Location
TLD47 Chorley and West Lancashire
Local Authority
Chorley
Electoral Ward
Chorley North West
Westminster Constituency
Chorley

Further Information

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