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title: "Access Control - Pre Market Engagement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050283"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Missing"
published: "2025-04-14"
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# Access Control - Pre Market Engagement

Buyer: Missing  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050283

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## Summary

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerset is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Access Control - Pre Market Engagement" in the goods category. This contract pertains to the provision of an estate access control upgrade for the Avon and Somerset estate, which involves upgrading 1,100 door controllers and associated equipment. The preliminary market engagement notice was published on 14 April 2025, with businesses invited to participate until the deadline on 9 May 2025. The location for this procurement is Portishead, United Kingdom.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in access control systems, especially those experienced with large and complex upgrade projects. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with innovative solutions and capabilities in data migration, system integration, and hardware upgrades would be particularly well-suited to compete. Engaging in this process allows businesses to influence the final specifications of the tender and positions them as potential suppliers for future stages of the project commencing around mid-2025, following compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 regulations.

## Notice

Provision of estate access control upgrade for the Avon and Somerset estate. The current access control system requires upgrading the upgrade must consider the impact on 1,100 door controllers, the metal chassis housing them, door readers, proximity cards, printing, the desktop client (including dual running, data migration, and training)

### Planning Information

THIS NOTICE IS FOR THE PURPOSES OF IDENTIFYING SUPPLIERS TO TAKE PART IN EARLY MARKET ENGAGEMENT AND IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION.
Avon & Somerset Police are currently undertaking preliminary market engagement and considering various route to market options in order to run a successful procurement process for their future access control upgrade and service requirements. 
SWPPS wish to invite potential suppliers who may be interested in assisting with this early market engagement to answer a number of specific questions with SWPPS representatives. The requirement is for the provision of estate access control upgrade for the Avon and Somerset estate. The current access control system requires upgrading the upgrade must consider the impact on 1,100 door controllers, the metal chassis housing them, door readers, proximity cards, printing, the desktop client (including dual running, data migration, and training) 
The purpose of the preliminary market engagement is for early engagement with the market prior to undertaking a formal tender process which is expected to commence in mid 2025. The market engagement is to openly consult with the wider market place to share our requirements and gather information whilst also providing information on our current position. We will be seeking input from the supply market to inform our requirements, to help formulate our specification for the services and help identify routes to market. 
If you are interested in supporting SWPPS with this engagement, please respond to this notice by emailing denise.pike@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk and we will be in touch with a number of questions so you can do any preparatory work you think necessary before attending a Microsoft Teams meeting to discuss your responses. The closing date for pre-market engagement questionnaire returns and subsequent arrangement of TEAMs meetings will be 12 noon on Friday 9th May 2025.
SWPPS are committed to ensuring fairness, openness and transparency, and to follow the Procurement Act 2023 The preliminary market engagement is issued solely for the purpose of conducting pre-procurement market testing and engagement. Interested parties will not be prejudiced or advantaged by any response or lack thereof to the preliminary market engagement. This preliminary market engagement does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works for SWPPS. SWPPS are not liable for any costs, fees, or expenses incurred by any party in replying to the preliminary market engagement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014963-2025 |
| 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 |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 2 Jun 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2026 |
| 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 | Missing |
| Additional buyers | THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR AVON & SOMERSE |
| Locality | PORTISHEAD |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery

### Codes

- 42961100 - Access control system

## Release History

- 14 Apr 2025 at 12:50 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014963-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014963-2025
  14th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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