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Committee Management System
Cornwall Council · Local authority
In brief
Cornwall Council has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £100,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 25 months, starting 1 January 2027.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 30 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Cornwall Council is conducting a soft market test to understand current capabilities, delivery models and indicative costs for modern committee management systems (CMS). As part of developing our plans and specifications to meet this requirement we are issuing this Request for Information (RFI).
Information on the Authorities requirement can be found on the https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ portal under the project “Committee Management System DN822343”
Please review and respond to the attached Word document uploaded to the project.
Please provide your response via the Proactis Due North portal by the time and date stated on the project.
It is intended that the responses supplied will enable the Council to consider developing a business proposal. Any such proposal would be subject to the development and approval of a business case, and, as such, this exercise implies no commercial commitment. This is not a formal tender document.
Please direct any queries through the messaging function on the portal.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 072021-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 072701-2026
About the buyer
Cornwall CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
119Awards
53Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- Aplx Ltd1 contract
- Bibliotheca Ltd1 contract
- ESRI (UK) Limited1 contract
- Impower Consulting Limited1 contract
- Understanding Data Ltd1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open IT and software tenders- £9mestimated
- £9.25mestimated
- £15mframework ceiling
- £40kestimated
- £65kestimated
From notice 072021-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 30 July 2026, last updated 31 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.