--- title: "Pre-Market Engagement for the provision of Tree Management System" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9ab1c74a-51f0-4ac8-aeec-6e570cb6ce39" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9ab1c74a-51f0-4ac8-aeec-6e570cb6ce39" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9ab1c74a-51f0-4ac8-aeec-6e570cb6ce39.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9ab1c74a-51f0-4ac8-aeec-6e570cb6ce39.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL" published: "2024-07-31" --- # Pre-Market Engagement for the provision of Tree Management System Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9ab1c74a-51f0-4ac8-aeec-6e570cb6ce39 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9ab1c74a-51f0-4ac8-aeec-6e570cb6ce39) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9ab1c74a-51f0-4ac8-aeec-6e570cb6ce39.json) ## Summary Leicester City Council is currently in the planning stage of a pre-market engagement for the provision of a Tree Management System, with a focus on gathering market intelligence regarding commercial off-the-shelf solutions. This engagement, set within the Software package and information systems industry category, invites contributions from suitable vendors until 30th August 2024. The process is instrumental for managing the Council’s extensive tree database, which includes 178,000 trees and over 500 Tree Preservation Orders. The Council seeks to explore various solutions that align with their digitalisation goal to enhance service delivery within Leicester, England. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in software and information systems to collaborate with a prominent public authority. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) might find this engagement particularly beneficial, as it calls for innovative solutions to manage tree data efficiently. Participating in this pre-market engagement can help businesses build long-term relationships with the Council and gain insights into the public sector's expectations, potentially giving them an edge in future procurement processes. ## Notice Leicester City Council ("the Council") are commencing a formal process to obtain market intelligence on offerings in the market on commercial off the shelf solutions in relation to it's Tree Management System. The Ezytreev database is used to manage the 178,000 trees within the council's ownership and the 500 plus Tree Preservation Orders and Conservations Area protected trees within the city. This is a very specialised database which is critical to service delivery and statutory acts, such as Highways, Town & Country Planning - Tree Preservation, Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act sect 23 & 24, Anti-social Behaviour Act - High Hedges. This operating system is used to manage all the above areas, without it's continued use the management of the city'strees would not happen. We are interested in understanding the market, and whether vendors can supply all (our preferred option), or one of the components we are looking to replace. We are not averse to using different solutions for each of these channels but would expect they would be channelled through the same provider. As a principle the Council is embracing digitalisation moving towards streamlining, automation and channel adoption, with customer self-service at every opportunity. Before potentially commencing a formal tender process, the Council is keen to seek market information from organisations that may have an interest or expertise in this field.The information provided will be used to help inform and shape the requirements in our specification. We are committed to fairness and transparency in all our procurement activity. Responding to this pre-market engagement will not place you in a more favourable position at any resulting tender stage and likewise declining to respond will not disadvantage you. The responses received will only be used for the purposes of background information which informs our specification and options appraisal and will not be used for selection or award purposes in any tender process. To view the documentation for this opportunity please use the link provided in the Other Information section. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a490c2f5-a9ea-4b0e-88f8-b2a7969f5772 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Jul 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Aug 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | LEICESTER | | Post town | Leicester | | Postcode | LE1 1FZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester | | Local authority | Leicester | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Leicester South | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems ## Release History - 31 Jul 2024 at 14:16 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a490c2f5-a9ea-4b0e-88f8-b2a7969f5772 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a490c2f5-a9ea-4b0e-88f8-b2a7969f5772 31st July 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=f1e17c84-464f-ef11-812d-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - http://www.leicester.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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