Open28 days left · closes midday, Friday 11 December 2026

Electronic Committee Management System (ECMS).

Caerphilly County Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Caerphilly County Borough Council is looking for suppliers for IT and software work (Wales).

The estimated value is £200,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 10 years with extensions, starting 1 November 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Bids close at midday, Friday 11 December 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
midday, Friday 27 November 2026
Bids by
midday, Friday 11 December 2026

How bids are scored

Quality Questions 35% · Price 20% · Demonstration 45%

Price matters most. Expect to compete hard on cost.

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 31 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Caerphilly County Borough Council invites tenders for the provision, implementation, support and maintenance of a comprehensive Electronic Committee Management System (ECMS). The Council requires a modern, secure, cloud-hosted solution to support the administration and governance of democratic services and committee management activities. The solution must facilitate the efficient creation, management, publication and archiving of committee agendas, reports, minutes, decisions and associated meeting documentation. The Council requires a fully bilingual (English and Welsh) system that supports the needs of elected Members, officers and the public whilst ensuring compliance with Welsh…Read the full description
Caerphilly County Borough Council invites tenders for the provision, implementation, support and maintenance of a comprehensive Electronic Committee Management System (ECMS). The Council requires a modern, secure, cloud-hosted solution to support the administration and governance of democratic services and committee management activities. The solution must facilitate the efficient creation, management, publication and archiving of committee agendas, reports, minutes, decisions and associated meeting documentation. The Council requires a fully bilingual (English and Welsh) system that supports the needs of elected Members, officers and the public whilst ensuring compliance with Welsh Language Standards, accessibility requirements, data protection legislation and recognised security standards. The solution should provide functionality including, but not limited to: • Committee, meeting and calendar management. • Agenda, report and minutes production workflows. • Decision and action tracking. • Public-facing committee information and publication portal. • Secure Member and officer access via desktop, tablet and mobile devices. • Bilingual content management and publication. • Electronic distribution of meeting papers. • Meeting attendance and voting management. • Document storage, search and retrieval functionality. • Integration with Microsoft 365 and other relevant Council systems. • Role-based access controls and audit reporting. • Management information and performance reporting. The successful supplier will be responsible for: • Solution provisioning and implementation. • System configuration and data migration where required. • User acceptance testing support. • Training for system administrators, officers and elected Members. • Ongoing software maintenance, upgrades and technical support. Full details can be found in the ITT (Tender Pack)

Should I bid?

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How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. 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.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
  4. Send clarification questions before midday, Friday 27 November 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Friday 11 December 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 035278-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 106695-2026

Last time this was bought

Purchase of a Schools Management Information System

Awarded
23 June 2026
Value
£1,400,000
Bids
3
Contract ends
31 March 2032

Matched on Caerphilly County Borough Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Procurements

136

Awards

51

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

  1. Climate Vulnerability Intelligence Dashboard Feasibility Project

    South East Wales Corporate Joint CommitteeWalesResearch and development, IT services and software

    Closing soon11 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £120kestimated
  2. World Model for SCAT

    NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)WalesIT services and software, Management consultancy

    Closing soon6 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £50kestimated
  3. BU452026- Digital Reconstruction of Former Hospital in North Wales

    Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor UniversityWalesArchitecture and engineering, IT services and software

    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £305kestimated
  4. Penetration Testing

    Senedd Cymru / Welsh ParliamentWalesIT services and software

    Open11 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £80kestimated
  5. Provision of Digital Customer Engagement Platform

    Pobl Group LtdWalesIT services and software

    Open12 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £200kestimated

From notice 035278-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 17 April 2026, last updated 10 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 10 November 2026.