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Employee Benefits and Wellbeing System

Portsmouth City Council · Local authority

In brief

Portsmouth City 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 notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 3 November 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 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 12 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Portsmouth City Council's (PCC) is seeking to understand the current software systems on the market which manage the full range of employee benefits and rewards, from retail discounts, employee recognition, health and wellbeing support and engagement. We recognise the experience and innovation that suppliers can bring to these services. As such PCC would welcome your organisation's market information, which will be used to enable PCC to draw up a high-quality specification that meets the needs of the organisation and our employees. This is purely a market consultation and is in no way an indication of the selection of your organisation or a guarantee of future work. Organisations participating in the market consultation will not have any advantage over organisations who do not participate in this process. Similarly, organisations not participating in the market consultation will not be disadvantaged.

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.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 001522-2026

Last time this was bought

Library Management System

Awarded
4 November 2025
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
29 November 2027

Matched on Portsmouth City 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

324

Awards

168

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

  1. CCM1379 - OHU Software

    The Police and Crime Commissioner for LincolnshireNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestIT services and software, Social and domiciliary care

    Closing soon18 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £82kestimated
  2. Design Consultancy Framework

    Oxford Health NHS Foundation TrustSouth EastManagement consultancy, IT services and software

    Closing soon18 hours leftExpress interest11 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £4.5mframework ceiling
  3. TWBC - Payment Kiosk

    Tunbridge Wells Borough CouncilSouth EastOffice supplies and equipment, IT services and software

    Closing soon2 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  4. Joint DBS System

    The Police and Crime Commissioner for SurreySouth EastIT services and software

    Closing soon2 days left

    £2.8mestimated
  5. ASPH/RSFT Local Risk Management System (LRMS)

    Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation TrustSouth EastIT services and software

    Closing soon5 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £630kestimated

From notice 001522-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 8 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.