---
title: "Pre-Market Engagement for Public Protection Regulatory Services Service Management Database"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05e6ec"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2025-11-24"
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# Pre-Market Engagement for Public Protection Regulatory Services Service Management Database

Buyer: HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e6ec

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## Summary

Halton Borough Council, operating as a sub-central government authority in the UK, is in the planning stage of a procurement process for a new Public Protection Regulatory Services Service Management Database. This procurement, associated with the software and information systems industry, aims to enhance services such as Environmental Health, Trading Standards, and Animal Welfare within the Widnes region (UKD71). Key documentation for this pre-market engagement can be accessed via The Chest e-procurement portal until 12 December 2025. The intended contract period spans from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031, allowing ample time for the development and deployment of either a cloud or on-premises solution tailored for local government needs.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in bespoke software development, particularly those experienced in catering to local government regulatory needs. Companies equipped to design systems capable of integrating multiple service functions—such as records management, statutory reporting, and interfacing with customer service platforms—would be well-positioned to compete in this procurement process. With approximately 30 unique system users involved, the opportunity could lead to substantial business growth for a vendor who can meet Halton Borough Council’s comprehensive requirements.

## Notice

Halton is a unitary authority with a population of approximately 130,000. The Public Protection Regulatory Services Division carries out a range of regulatory, enforcement and public protection services. These include; * Environmental Health * Trading Standards * Private Sector Housing, including licensing * Animal Welfare including licensing * Pest Control We are exploring options to replace our current service delivery database. The database is required to perform a number of tasks. These include; o Record of premises subject to regulation o Record of service requests received o Record of actions undertaken in relation to each request o Record of License applications o Production of service management and statutory reports o Generation of mail merge letters and correspondence o Interface with council's customer facing request handling system and Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline o Document indexing There are approximately 30 unique users of the system. Ideally we want a bespoke system purposely designed for local government regulatory services. We are open at this stage to consideration of either cloud or on premises options.

### Planning Information

All Information will be available via The Chest e-procurement portal (www.the-chest.org.uk) search for the project reference DN798413.
All queries should be submitted via the message facility available and only submissions via the portal will be accepted to keep this fair and transparent.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076289-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 12 Dec 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 |
| 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 | HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | WIDNES |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA8 7QF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside |
| Local authority | Halton |
| Electoral ward | Central & West Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Widnes and Halewood |
| Delivery location | TLD71 East Merseyside |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 24 Nov 2025 at 09:36 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076289-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076289-2025
  24th November 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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