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title: "West Sussex CC - RFI - Highway Network Management Systems"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077fe0"
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current_stage: "Planning"
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# West Sussex CC - RFI - Highway Network Management Systems

Buyer: West Sussex County Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077fe0

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## Summary

West Sussex County Council is exploring a consolidated, more integrated highway network management software solution for its highways team. The proposed purchase is for software-related services, intended to meet the team’s functional requirements and support the Council’s future roadmap. Suppliers are being asked to explain how they could deliver the requirements and what technology and expertise they can offer. The work relates to West Sussex County Council’s highway network. The Council’s market engagement is intended to help it understand possible approaches to delivery and shape the scope and commercial strategy of any later procurement.

This is a planning-stage market engagement, not an invitation to tender. The Council is seeking supplier input through a request for information, with responses requested by 23 October 2026. It expects to publish a subsequent notice around April 2027. The estimated contract value is £500,000 excluding VAT (£600,000 including VAT). The planned contract period is 1 April 2028 to 31 March 2033, with a possible extension to 31 March 2035. The procurement is arranged as one lot and is identified as suitable for SMEs. The Council has not yet set out a tender procedure or evaluation criteria.

This engagement is relevant to suppliers of highway network management software and related implementation or support services, particularly SMEs. The Council wants to learn about suppliers’ proposed delivery approaches, available skills and experience, market capacity, and innovative technology that could support its future roadmap. Suppliers with expertise in integrating or consolidating software for highway network management may be well placed to contribute. Responses will help the Council develop its requirements and commercial approach; this is an opportunity to inform a potential future procurement, rather than to submit a bid for a contract at this stage.

## Notice

The Council is engaging with the market to gather insights from suppliers to help shape and inform any future procurement activity related to a consolidated and more integrated Highways Network Management software solution that meets the functional requirements of the team. More details about the current software position are in the RFI document located on the Atamis platform

### Planning Information

The aim of the pre-market engagement activity is to:
1. Share the Council’s intention for a potential future purchase of software 
2.Engage with suppliers to understand what their proposed approach to delivering the requirements would be, which may be used to help inform the overall delivery approach and commercial strategy (including scope, delivery, market capacity and commercial approaches)
3.Understand what the market can offer in terms of skills and experience, including any innovative technology, to support the Council’s future roadmap.
The pre-market engagement will be carried out via the Council's Atamis Portal, interested suppliers should register their interest and access the Request for Information document by completing the following steps:
1. Register on the Portal: https://atamis-7669.my.site.com/ProSpend__CustomCommunitiesLogin
2. Express Interest on the Portal: Suppliers should navigate to the 'Find Opportunities' page, click on the title of the opportunity (West Sussex CC - RFI - Highway Network Management Systems C25587, and click Register Interest. You will be prompted to log-in at this point.
3. ) Locate the Project under Find Opportunities and review the RFI and upload a response by 12.00 on 23 October 2026

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093410-2026 |
| 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 |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Apr 2027 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2028 - 31 Mar 2033 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| 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 | West Sussex County Council |
| Locality | CHICHESTER |
| Postcode area | Portsmouth |
| Postcode | PO19 1RG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) |
| Local authority | Chichester |
| Electoral ward | Chichester Central |
| Westminster constituency | Chichester |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72260000 - Software-related services

## Release History

- 2 Oct 2026 at 14:35 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093410-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093410-2026
  2nd October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis-7669.my.site.com/ProSpend__CustomCommunitiesLogin
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.westsussex.gov.uk

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