---
title: "Pre Market Engagement - School MIS Product Licences"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05a407"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-09-29"
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# Pre Market Engagement - School MIS Product Licences

Buyer: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a407

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## Summary

Nottinghamshire County Council is leading a procurement process titled "Pre Market Engagement - School MIS Product Licences," with the assistance of Derbyshire County Council and Nottingham City Council. This process is in the Planning stage and focuses on the industry categories of software packages and information systems, as well as IT services including consulting, software development, and support. The engagement exercise seeks to gather insights from suppliers about School Management Information System (MIS) products. The process will explore the available products, assess potential costs, and refine the requirements to enhance the framework's efficiency. Key locations for this engagement include Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, and Nottingham, with a milestone engagement date set for 27th October 2025.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in IT services and software package development to expand into the education sector. Companies with accredited support partner programmes that provide School MIS products are especially well-suited for this engagement. By participating, suppliers can showcase their offerings, potentially gaining access to contracts with the three councils. This engagement aims to leverage supplier expertise to facilitate informed decision-making and operational improvements in educational software management across the involved regions.

## Notice

Derbyshire County, Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County Councils are seeking to canvass external suppliers of School MIS products to help us better understand what is available in the market: * Explore how the products could be supplied * Consider the likely costs; and, * Determine the most effective way of scoping its requirements, to improve efficiency and support the delivery of the framework. Please note: we are seeking responses from suppliers with an accredited and approved support partner programme only.

### Planning Information

Exercise is being carried out via https://www.eastmidstenders.org/

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060498-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 27 Oct 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 29 Sep 2025 - 27 Oct 2025 |
| 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 | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL; NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | NOTTINGHAM |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG2 7QP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham |
| Local authority | Nottingham |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Nottingham East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 29 Sep 2025 at 12:29 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060498-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060498-2025
  29th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/
- https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/

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