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title: "Gloucestershire County Council Test"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e5a0"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "Gloucestershire County Council-"
published: "2026-08-17"
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# Gloucestershire County Council Test

Buyer: Gloucestershire County Council-  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e5a0

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## Summary

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking information technology services covering consulting, software development, internet services and support. The procurement is classified as a services requirement and is presented as a single requirement for the council. The buying organisation is Gloucestershire County Council, based at Shire Hall in Gloucester. The source description calls the opportunity “Gloucestershire County Council Test” and says it should be ignored, so businesses should treat the requirement’s practical scope with caution and review the bidding documents before deciding whether to invest time in it. The procurement concerns council-related IT provision, but the available description does not identify a particular system, service area, user group or delivery location beyond the council’s base in Gloucester.

The process has reached tender: the council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. There is one lot, with a published gross value of £10. Enquiries were due by 21 August 2026 at 09:00 UTC, and offers were due by 26 August 2026 at 09:00 UTC. The contract period is 1 September 2026 to 2 September 2026. Electronic submission is allowed, using the stated online submission route. The lot’s award-criteria description reads “This is a test - please ignore”, so it does not provide a usable explanation of how offers will be evaluated. The procurement is below the relevant threshold and uses the light-touch regime.

This opportunity is most relevant to businesses providing IT consultancy, software development, internet services or technical support. It could suit an IT services provider able to respond to a small, short-duration council requirement and submit an offer through the specified electronic route. The classification points to a broad technology capability rather than a defined product, platform or specialist discipline, so firms with adaptable consulting and delivery teams may be better placed than suppliers focused on a single narrowly defined service. The opportunity is presented as a test and its description should be treated cautiously; suppliers should examine the bidding documents to establish whether their technical skills, service model and delivery capacity match the actual requirement.

## Notice

Gloucestershire County Council Test - Please ignore

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078120-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 3 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £10 |
| Lots value | £10 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Gloucestershire County Council- |
| Locality | GLOUCESTER |
| Postcode area | Gloucester |
| Postcode | GL1 2TG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC |
| Local authority | Gloucester |
| Electoral ward | Westgate |
| Westminster constituency | Gloucester |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 17 Aug 2026 at 13:05 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078120-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078120-2026
  17th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://eu.mu.ariba.com/uav/project/?token=fdf15c82-ac3d-4638-a68b-b323ef8de1e2

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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