--- title: "Digital Consultation and Engagement Solution (CWC25034MW)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04eca0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04eca0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04eca0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04eca0.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WOLVERHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL" published: "2025-03-13" --- # Digital Consultation and Engagement Solution (CWC25034MW) Buyer: WOLVERHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04eca0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04eca0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04eca0.json) ## Summary The City of Wolverhampton Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for a Digital Consultation and Engagement Solution. This initiative falls under the "Software package and information systems" industry category and is located in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. The procurement is focused on goods and aims to enhance consultation and engagement for Wolverhampton's 260,000 residents, businesses, and other stakeholders. The preliminary market engagement notice was published on March 13, 2025, with a due date for participation set on April 4, 2025. Interested suppliers are encouraged to submit their input via the provided questionnaire link. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in digital solutions and software packages. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are especially well-suited for this procurement given the council's interest in diverse delivery types and costing models. By participating, businesses can help shape the tools and platforms essential for effective stakeholder engagement in Wolverhampton, potentially leading to long-term partnerships starting January 11, 2026, through January 10, 2030. For companies in the software and information systems industry, there is a prime opportunity to showcase innovative solutions that cater to the council's needs and expand their reach in the public sector. ## Notice The City of Wolverhampton Council (CoWC) is conducting a Preliminary Market Engagement for a Digital Consultation and Engagement Solution. CoWC champions the value of consultation and engagement and sees it as an opportunity as well as a duty. There are over 260,000 people who live in Wolverhampton, and there are many others who visit and work in the city. Consultation and engagement is an important way in which residents, businesses and other stakeholders can help to influence decision making in the city. To help ensure that engagement is successful and meaningful, COWC wants to make it as easy and accessible as possible for people to participate in consultations and engagement. To do this it needs to ensure it has the right tools and platform. The Council would like to understand what digital consultation and engagement solutions exist in the market, to ensure that stakeholder needs are met. The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement is to seek input from potential suppliers within the market, to establish the types of solution, functionality, delivery types, and costing models that are available for a Digital Consultation and Engagement solution. If you would like to participate in the Preliminary Market Engagement please complete and submit the questionnaire available on the Council's website https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?resetFilter=True&applyFilter=True&p=cdcfff6b-8cbd-e611-8118-000c29c9ba21&v=1 ### Planning Information The City of Wolverhampton Council (CoWC) is conducting a Preliminary Market Engagement for a Digital Consultation and Engagement Solution. CoWC champions the value of consultation and engagement and sees it as an opportunity as well as a duty. There are over 260,000 people who live in Wolverhampton, and there are many others who visit and work in the city. Consultation and engagement is an important way in which residents, businesses and other stakeholders can help to influence decision making in the city. To help ensure that engagement is successful and meaningful, COWC wants to make it as easy and accessible as possible for people to participate in consultations and engagement. To do this it needs to ensure it has the right tools and platform. The Council would like to understand what digital consultation and engagement solutions exist in the market, to ensure that stakeholder needs are met. The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement is to seek input from potential suppliers within the market, to establish the types of solution, functionality, delivery types, and costing models that are available for a Digital Consultation and Engagement solution. If you would like to participate in the Preliminary Market Engagement please complete and submit the questionnaire available on the Council’s website https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?resetFilter=True&applyFilter=True&p=cdcfff6b-8cbd-e611-8118-000c29c9ba21&v=1 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009176-2025 | | 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, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Mar 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 4 Apr 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 11 Jan 2026 - 10 Jan 2030 | | 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 | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WOLVERHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | WOLVERHAMPTON | | Post town | Wolverhampton | | Postcode | WV1 1RL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG39 Wolverhampton | | Local authority | Wolverhampton | | Electoral ward | St Peters | | Westminster constituency | Wolverhampton West | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems ## Release History - 13 Mar 2025 at 11:58 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009176-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009176-2025 13th March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?resetFilter=True&applyFilter=True&p=cdcfff6b-8cbd-e611-8118-000c29c9ba21&v=1 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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