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title: "Preliminary Market Engagement - Corporate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078aa3"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "North East Lincolnshire Council"
published: "2026-10-26"
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# Preliminary Market Engagement - Corporate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Buyer: North East Lincolnshire Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078aa3

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## Summary

North East Lincolnshire Borough Council is considering a single, integrated corporate enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform for its organisation. The work is a software and implementation services requirement: the intended platform would bring corporate ERP functions together in one system. The Council is using market engagement to understand whether suppliers can deliver this approach and to inform its options appraisal, procurement strategy and business case. The Council is based in Grimsby. The process is at the planning stage and describes an intention to explore a solution, rather than a confirmed procurement.

The Council is conducting preliminary market engagement, not a competition or invitation to tender. It is seeking market views through a questionnaire to inform its planning; no supplier is being evaluated or selected at this stage, and a later procurement is not guaranteed. The Council’s stated expectation is to publish a further notice on 2 April 2027. The planned contract period is 1 December 2027 to 30 November 2034. Organisations taking part in the market engagement are expected to submit their completed questionnaire by 16 November 2026 at midday, using the Council’s procurement portal. No estimated contract value is stated.

This engagement is relevant to ERP software providers and implementation specialists able to deliver a single integrated corporate platform for a local authority. The Council is seeking market insight on supplier capability, market developments and possible ways to meet its needs, so suppliers with experience shaping ERP solutions and explaining delivery options are well placed to contribute. Small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises are identified as suitable participants. This is a chance to inform the Council’s thinking and prepare for a possible later procurement, but participation does not guarantee that a contract will be competed for or give a supplier an advantage if one follows. No specific accreditations or other qualification requirements are set out.」} Yields JSON closing bracket typo? I used closing }? response is format object; end currently } yes. Wait strings quotes and object. fine. But

## Notice

North East Lincolnshire Council (The Authority) is undertaking this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to test the market's ability to deliver a single, integrated corporate enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform and to inform the options appraisal, procurement strategy and business case. PME allows local authorities and other contracting authorities in the public sector to engage with a market. PME is designed to encourage the commercial and voluntary sectors to engage with the development process before a procurement is released. This is the market's opportunity to express its views, outline market developments and generally influence how solutions to the Authority's needs might be met. There is nothing for the Authority to evaluate or select in this activity. PME is not a call for competition. Following PME, the Authority may conclude that procurement is not the best solution to meet a particular strategy outcome. The Authority may conclude that it would be better to do something entirely different to the intent within this PME. It is essential that any organisation participating in the PME understands that a procurement opportunity is not guaranteed. It is therefore essential that organisations understand that this activity is not part of a procurement exercise and involvement in the PME does not affect an organisation's positioning either positively or negatively should a procurement opportunity arise subsequently. The Authority may release a PME to: * Share information to inform the market of an impending procurement, such that they might make preparations for the tender when it is released; and * Gather information to develop the Authority's strategy. We therefore recommend that if there is no intent to engage in the PME, it is better to sustain interest in activity on YORtender to ensure that any interested party remains informed.

### Planning Information

The Authority is inviting organisations to obtain and review preliminary market engagement documents, and submit completed questionnaires using the the Authority's procurement portal.
All documentation and information can be found at: https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER
All requests for clarification should be submitted via the above portal only and all answers will be published on the portal only.
Completed questionnaires should be submitted to the Authority using the above procurement portal only.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100866-2026 |
| 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 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 2 Apr 2027 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2027 - 30 Nov 2034 |
| 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 | North East Lincolnshire Council |
| Locality | GRIMSBY |
| Postcode area | Doncaster |
| Postcode | DN31 1HU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire |
| Local authority | North East Lincolnshire |
| Electoral ward | West Marsh |
| Westminster constituency | Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72263000 - Software implementation services

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2026 at 10:26 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100866-2026
- 19 Oct 2026 at 12:07 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098431-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100866-2026
  26th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098431-2026
  19th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nelincs.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER

## Provenance

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