{ "tag": [ "compiled" ], "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05115b-2026-06-12T15:54:10+01:00", "date": "2026-06-12T15:54:10+01:00", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-05115b", "initiationType": "tender", "planning": { "documents": [ { "id": "020623-2025", "documentType": "plannedProcurementNotice", "noticeType": "UK1", "description": "Pipeline notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020623-2025", "datePublished": "2025-05-12T16:34:29+01:00", "format": "text/html" }, { "id": "044785-2026", "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice", "noticeType": "UK2", "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044785-2026", "datePublished": "2026-05-15T10:01:26+01:00", "format": "text/html" }, { "id": "044799-2026", "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice", "noticeType": "UK2", "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044799-2026", "datePublished": "2026-05-15T10:33:34+01:00", "format": "text/html" }, { "id": "055839-2026", "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice", "noticeType": "UK2", "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055839-2026", "datePublished": "2026-06-12T15:54:10+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ], "milestones": [ { "id": "engagement", "type": "engagement", "description": "Suppliers are required to register and complete the relevant stages on the Central Digital Platform if they wish to participate in or bid for this framework. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Engagement is being undertaken via a Request for Information (RFI) questionnaire hosted on the EastMidsTenders eProcurement Portal (www.eastmidstenders.org). The deadline for responding to the RFI has been extended to 17:00 (5pm) on 16 June 2026. Suppliers wishing to participate in the engagement process must first express an interest as follows: (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for opportunity '390_27' (via \"View Opportunities\" from the EastMidsTenders Portal); d) Express an interest. Suppliers can then access the RFI questionnaire in the Messages section via the Activity dashboard once an expression of interest has been registered. Responses to the RFI as well as any questions or clarifications should be submitted to ESPO as a message on the eProcurement Portal. ESPO may contact suppliers to seek clarification or understanding of the information provided in their RFI response or to discuss their RFI responses in further detail. A second RFI may also be issued if required. At ESPO's discretion, site visits to supplier premises may be carried out as a part of the process. Potential bidders will not be prejudiced by any participation or failure to participate to this preliminary market engagement exercise and should note that a response to this preliminary market engagement exercise does not guarantee an invitation to participate in this or any future procurement that ESPO may conduct.", "dueDate": "2026-07-17T23:59:59+01:00", "status": "scheduled" } ] }, "parties": [ { "id": "GB-PPON-PYDD-1122-TCVN", "name": "Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PYDD-1122-TCVN" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby", "locality": "Leicester", "postalCode": "LE19 1ES", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKF22" }, "contactPoint": { "name": "Food, Communities and Technology Procurement Team", "email": "tenders@espo.org" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "url": "https://www.espo.org/", "classifications": [ { "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment", "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE", "description": "Public authority - sub-central government" } ] } } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-PPON-PYDD-1122-TCVN", "name": "Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO" }, "tender": { "id": "390_27", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "390_27 Document Management Solutions", "description": "ESPO is a public sector-owned professional buying organisation offering a comprehensive range of procurement services, including access to over 100 free-to-access framework solutions for the wider public sector. We are conducting preliminary market engagement with the intention of establishing a framework to provide access to a range of document management solutions including off-site storage, digitisation, and confidential shredding/secure disposal services. This is not a call for competition. Tender documentation is not yet available (the estimated value for the framework will be captured at that point).", "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "48311000", "description": "Document management software package" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "72512000", "description": "Document management services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "90510000", "description": "Refuse disposal and treatment" } ], "deliveryAddresses": [ { "region": "UK", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, { "region": "UK", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, { "region": "UK", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, { "region": "UK", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "value": { "amountGross": 1, "currency": "GBP", "amount": 1 }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "techniques": { "hasFrameworkAgreement": true }, "lots": [ { "id": "1", "suitability": { "sme": true }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2027-01-16T00:00:00Z", "endDate": "2029-01-15T23:59:59Z", "maxExtentDate": "2031-01-15T23:59:59Z" }, "hasRenewal": true, "status": "planned" } ], "communication": { "futureNoticeDate": "2026-07-31T23:59:59+01:00" }, "status": "planned", "aboveThreshold": true, "amendments": [ { "id": "044799-2026", "description": "The estimated Engagement deadline has been revised" }, { "id": "055839-2026", "description": "The RFI response deadline has been extended to 17:00 on Tuesday 16th June 2026." } ] }, "language": "en" }