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title: "Potential Delivery Partner with Peterborough City Council to deliver the Mandatory Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Licensing Scheme - Soft Market Testing"
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buyer: "PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL"
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# Potential Delivery Partner with Peterborough City Council to deliver the Mandatory Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Licensing Scheme - Soft Market Testing

Buyer: PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b88b

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## Summary

Peterborough City Council is initiating a procurement process for a potential delivery partner to support the Mandatory Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Licensing Scheme. This process involves a preliminary market engagement aimed at suppliers in the business and management consultancy sector. The procurement is classified under the services industry and is currently in the planning stage. Interested parties are invited to participate in soft market testing activities managed via the ProContract e-tendering portal. The milestone for this engagement is scheduled for 6th July 2026, with the relevant documentation available on Find a Tender service. The council's contact point is located at Sand Martin House, Peterborough. The procurement process adheres to the UK legal framework with reference to legislation 2023/54.

This tender represents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in business development, management consultancy, or related services to align with Peterborough City Council’s objectives. Companies that offer innovative solutions and services tailored to public authority needs may find this procurement particularly advantageous. The opportunity is well-suited for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Engagement in this process can lead to long-term contracts commencing on 1st January 2027 and concluding by the end of 2031, providing a substantial period for business growth and sector influence. Participants should prepare to share insights that will inform future official tender requests, supporting a more focused and effective procurement initiative.

## Notice

General Requirements The purpose of this document is to briefly explain to suppliers the business and technical requirements and the expected scope of services to be undertaken by the Delivery Partner, in order that suppliers can explain the relevance of products, services and their experience to the requirements. Please note: this market testing exercise is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. This document does not form any part of an invitation to tender. Peterborough City Council (PCC) is issuing this request for information only. Any supplier invited to present to PCC is doing so to support market research only and to help make any potential procurement process more focused and efficient. No supplier selection or supplier preference is implied.

### Planning Information

PCC are using the e-tendering port ProContract to manage this soft market testing process please follow the below link to register/login and access the SMT documents
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=c87b43ec-9c6b-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057803-2026 |
| 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, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 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 | PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | PETERBOROUGH |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE2 8TY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough |
| Local authority | Peterborough |
| Electoral ward | Fletton and Stanground |
| Westminster constituency | North West Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | TLH11 Peterborough |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

## Release History

- 19 Jun 2026 at 05:19 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057803-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057803-2026
  19th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=c87b43ec-9c6b-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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