--- title: "E TENDERING SYSTEM - PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f031" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f031" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f031.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f031.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Wokingham Borough Council" published: "2026-09-02" --- # E TENDERING SYSTEM - PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT Buyer: Wokingham Borough Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f031 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f031) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f031.json) ## Summary Wokingham Borough Council is exploring a replacement end-to-end e-tendering system, covering IT software and support services. The intended solution would support the Council’s procurement activity from supplier engagement and tender publication through evaluation, award and transparency requirements. It would also provide contract register functionality and support contract management. The Council is seeking market insight into available solutions, including their capabilities, limitations, innovation, implementation approach, timescales, integration options and commercial models. This is a council-wide public-sector technology requirement, with delivery for Wokingham Borough Council in Wokingham, England. Suppliers with experience designing, supplying, implementing and supporting digital procurement platforms are likely to understand the scope, alongside providers able to demonstrate integration with existing council systems and end-to-end procurement workflows. The process is at the planning stage and is currently a pre-market engagement exercise, rather than an invitation to tender. Wokingham Borough Council expects to use the responses to shape the future scope, specification and procurement approach. A Market Engagement Questionnaire will be provided to capable suppliers that express an interest and agree to respond. The engagement milestone is scheduled for 1 October 2026. The planned contract is valued at £83,333 excluding VAT and £100,000 including VAT. One planned lot is shown, with an intended contract period from 1 November 2027 to 31 October 2030 and a possible extension to 31 October 2032. The procurement is below the relevant threshold, and the final evaluation and participation requirements remain to be informed by engagement. This preliminary engagement will suit suppliers of e-tendering and wider procurement technology, including software vendors, implementation partners and managed service providers. Relevant businesses should be able to provide a complete digital platform covering supplier engagement, tender publication, bid evaluation, award, transparency, contract registers and contract management. Experience delivering public-sector procurement systems would be useful, particularly where the service must support compliant processes and clear audit trails. Suppliers should be prepared to explain product capabilities and limitations, innovative features, implementation methods, delivery timescales, integration options and commercial models. The exercise offers an opportunity to influence the Council’s future requirements before a formal procurement is developed, but it is not itself a contract bidding stage. ## Notice Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) is undertaking a pre-market engagement exercise regarding a replacement e-tendering system. This exercise is intended to provide capable suppliers with early visibility of the Council's requirements and to gather information on the types of solutions available, their capabilities, limitations, innovation, implementation approach, timescales, integration options and commercial models. This will assist and inform the Council's understanding of market capability and any future scope, requirements, specification and procurement approach. A Market Engagement Questionnaire will be provided to suppliers who express an interest and are willing to provide responses to help guide this exercise and inform the Council's consideration of potential replacement e-tendering system options. The solution is expected to provide an end-to-end e-tendering system to support procurement activity, supplier engagement, tender publication, evaluation, award, transparency requirements, contract register functionality and contract management activity. ### Planning Information Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) is undertaking a pre-market engagement exercise regarding a replacement e-tendering system. This exercise is intended to provide capable suppliers with early visibility of the Council’s requirements and to gather information on the types of solutions available, their capabilities, limitations, innovation, implementation approach, timescales, integration options and commercial models. This will assist and inform the Council’s understanding of market capability and any future scope, requirements, specification and procurement approach. A Market Engagement Questionnaire will be provided to suppliers who express an interest and are willing to provide responses to help guide this exercise and inform the Council’s consideration of potential replacement e-tendering system options. The solution is expected to provide an end-to-end e-tendering system to support procurement activity, supplier engagement, tender publication, evaluation, award, transparency requirements, contract register functionality and contract management activity. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082968-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Nov 2027 - 31 Oct 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £83,333 | | 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 | Wokingham Borough Council | | Locality | WOKINGHAM | | Postcode area | Reading | | Postcode | RG40 1BN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West | | Local authority | Wokingham | | Electoral ward | Emmbrook | | Westminster constituency | Wokingham | | 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 - 2 Sep 2026 at 10:53 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082968-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082968-2026 2nd September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f031. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f031.json.