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Housing System - Market Engagement Notice

Milton Keynes City Council · Local authority

In brief

Milton Keynes 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 10 years, starting 1 October 2027.

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

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 19 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Milton Keynes City Council (MKCC) is undertaking this market engagement to explore the interest in participating in a wider Market Engagement exercise with Milton Keynes City Council. Background Milton Keynes City Council manages over 12,000 Council owned and leasehold houses and flats across the city and has over 400 users of it’s current housing management solution. Repairs and maintenance to these properties are delivered by an external contractor, Mears, who manage the end to end process. Additionally, a number of external contractors provide other maintenance services. At present there is no integration between the contractor systems and our housing management system. Requirements This…Read the full description
Milton Keynes City Council (MKCC) is undertaking this market engagement to explore the interest in participating in a wider Market Engagement exercise with Milton Keynes City Council. Background Milton Keynes City Council manages over 12,000 Council owned and leasehold houses and flats across the city and has over 400 users of it’s current housing management solution. Repairs and maintenance to these properties are delivered by an external contractor, Mears, who manage the end to end process. Additionally, a number of external contractors provide other maintenance services. At present there is no integration between the contractor systems and our housing management system. Requirements This requirement outlines a single, integrated Cloud hosted housing platform that brings together all core housing and property functions into one system. It includes asset management capabilities such as stock condition monitoring, compliance tracking (e.g. gas, electrical, asbestos), planned maintenance programmes, and EPC management, alongside contractor and repairs management to support efficient service delivery. The platform is designed to be flexible and future-ready, with open APIs and IoT integration. A key focus is on customer engagement and housing operations. The system incorporates a CRM to manage interactions with residents and stakeholders across multiple channels, supported by 24/7 chatbot functionality. It also covers end-to-end housing management, including tenancies, rents, arrears, service charges, leaseholders, complaints, voids, and a common housing register for advertising council and partner properties. Customer, supplier, and third-party portals, along with mobile working capabilities, ensure accessibility for both users and staff. The solution must also integrate with our corporate document management system which is provided by NEC. Finally, the platform supports data and insight through built-in dashboards and reporting across all functional areas, as well as a data warehouse that enables integration with external tools like Power BI. This ensures robust reporting, data extraction, and informed decision-making across the organisation. The solution must also be capable of supporting the production of statutory returns such as H-CLIC and CORE. If you would be interested in participating in a wider Market Engagement exercise with Milton Keynes City Council, please respond with the below details via the Council's E-Tendering portal In-Tend (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home) by latest 5PM on Tuesday 14th July 2026: 1. Your Organisation Details: - Organisation Name: - Registered Address:

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 061358-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

107

Awards

47

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

  1. Integration Technical Operations Assurance & Environment (ITOAE)

    East West Rail Company LimitedEast Midlands, East of England, South EastArchitecture and engineering, Environmental services

    Closing soon6 hours leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEs

    £300mestimated
  2. Green Links Study, New Forest National Park

    New Forest National Park AuthoritySouth East, South WestArchitecture and engineering, Environmental services

    Closing soon3 days leftSmall contract

    £100kestimated
  3. Key Management System

    The Pirbright InstituteSouth EastFurniture, IT services and software

    Open7 days left

    £234kestimated
  4. Procurement of an HR and Payroll System

    Look Ahead Care and Support LimitedNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestIT services and software

    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £1.5mestimated
  5. Port of Dover - IT Professional Resource Framework

    Dover Harbour BoardSouth EastIT services and software

    Open8 days leftFramework

    £3mframework ceiling

From notice 061358-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 30 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.