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title: "Corporate Laptop Refresh Programme - Market Engagement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077e0d"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Milton Keynes City Council"
published: "2026-09-30"
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# Corporate Laptop Refresh Programme - Market Engagement

Buyer: Milton Keynes City Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077e0d

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## Summary

Milton Keynes City Council is planning a refresh of approximately 1,600 corporate laptops. The requirement is for portable computers for the Council’s corporate use. The Council is carrying out early market engagement to gather supplier feedback and market intelligence to shape its procurement strategy. The work is associated with Milton Keynes City Council, based in Milton Keynes.

The process is at the planning stage. The Council’s current activity is market engagement, not a tender or commitment to buy; any future procurement would be advertised separately. Supplier responses to the engagement are expected by 12 noon on 14 October 2026. The Council expects to publish a future notice on 1 December 2026. The planned contract period is 4 January to 2 July 2027. No procurement procedure, award criteria or contract value is stated at this stage. The engagement documentation is accessed through the Council’s InTend portal after expressing interest.

The engagement is relevant to suppliers of corporate laptops, including SMEs. It is a chance for suppliers to share market intelligence and feedback that may inform the Council’s procurement strategy for replacing its laptop estate. Suppliers should be prepared to discuss the supply of portable computers at the scale indicated. No particular technical specification, accreditation, service requirement or past experience is set out yet, so suppliers can use the engagement to communicate relevant capabilities and considerations.

## Notice

Milton Keynes City Council (the Council) is undertaking an Early Market Engagement exercise with suppliers to obtain market intelligence and supplier feedback to inform the Council's procurement strategy for the replacement of approximately 1,600 corporate laptops. This market engagement is intended solely to gather information and feedback from the market. It is not a call for competition, invitation to tender, pre-qualification exercise or a commitment by the Council to undertake any procurement or award any contract. Any future procurement opportunity will be advertised separately and conducted through an appropriate procurement process. Suppliers that would like to take part in this market engagement process are invited to "Express Interest" on Council's e-tendering portal, InTend, https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/milton-keynes/home upon which they will be given access to the market engagement documentation. Deadline for submissions of the supplier response will be 12 noon; 14 October 2026. Any questions relating to this market engagement should be made via InTend correspondence.

### Planning Information

Market Engagement document is available at the Council's e-tendering portal, InTend, https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/milton-keynes/home.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092571-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 4 Jan 2027 - 2 Jul 2027 |
| 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 | Milton Keynes City Council |
| Locality | MILTON KEYNES |
| Postcode area | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK9 3EJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ12 Milton Keynes |
| Local authority | Milton Keynes |
| Electoral ward | Central Milton Keynes |
| Westminster constituency | Milton Keynes Central |
| Delivery location | TLJ12 Milton Keynes |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

### Codes

- 30213000 - Personal computers
- 30213100 - Portable computers

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2026 at 16:46 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092571-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092571-2026
  30th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/milton-keynes/home
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk

## Provenance

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