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Corporate Laptop Refresh Programme - Market Engagement

Milton Keynes City Council

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Planning

30 Sep 2026 at 16:46

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Milton Keynes City Council is planning a refresh of approximately 1,600 corporate laptops. The requirement is for portable computers for the Council’s corporate use. The Council is carrying out early market engagement to gather supplier feedback and market intelligence to shape its procurement strategy. The work is associated with Milton Keynes City Council, based in Milton Keynes.

The process is at the planning stage. The Council’s current activity is market engagement, not a tender or commitment to buy; any future procurement would be advertised separately. Supplier responses to the engagement are expected by 12 noon on 14 October 2026. The Council expects to publish a future notice on 1 December 2026. The planned contract period is 4 January to 2 July 2027. No procurement procedure, award criteria or contract value is stated at this stage. The engagement documentation is accessed through the Council’s InTend portal after expressing interest.

The engagement is relevant to suppliers of corporate laptops, including SMEs. It is a chance for suppliers to share market intelligence and feedback that may inform the Council’s procurement strategy for replacing its laptop estate. Suppliers should be prepared to discuss the supply of portable computers at the scale indicated. No particular technical specification, accreditation, service requirement or past experience is set out yet, so suppliers can use the engagement to communicate relevant capabilities and considerations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Corporate Laptop Refresh Programme - Market Engagement

Notice Description

Milton Keynes City Council (the Council) is undertaking an Early Market Engagement exercise with suppliers to obtain market intelligence and supplier feedback to inform the Council's procurement strategy for the replacement of approximately 1,600 corporate laptops. This market engagement is intended solely to gather information and feedback from the market. It is not a call for competition, invitation to tender, pre-qualification exercise or a commitment by the Council to undertake any procurement or award any contract. Any future procurement opportunity will be advertised separately and conducted through an appropriate procurement process. Suppliers that would like to take part in this market engagement process are invited to "Express Interest" on Council's e-tendering portal, InTend, https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/milton-keynes/home upon which they will be given access to the market engagement documentation. Deadline for submissions of the supplier response will be 12 noon; 14 October 2026. Any questions relating to this market engagement should be made via InTend correspondence.

Planning Information

Market Engagement document is available at the Council's e-tendering portal, InTend, https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/milton-keynes/home.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077e0d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092571-2026
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

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

CPV Codes

30213000 - Personal computers

30213100 - Portable computers

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Dec 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Jan 2027 - 2 Jul 2027 1-6 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
Milton Keynes City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MILTON KEYNES
Postcode
MK9 3EJ
Postcode Area
Milton Keynes
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ12 Milton Keynes
Delivery Location
TLJ12 Milton Keynes
Local Authority
Milton Keynes
Electoral Ward
Central Milton Keynes
Westminster Constituency
Milton Keynes Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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