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Market Engagement - Housing 21 - Broadband Lines

Housing 21 · Housing

In brief

Housing 21 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 4 years, up to 6 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

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

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 11 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Housing 21 wishes to conduct a market engagement exercise to inform our final specification draft, ready for a live tender scheduled for early 2026. Broadband Lines provide Housing 21 with connectivity for all our IT services including Internet access/Wi-Fi, telephony, printing etc. Housing 21 currently have over 1200 fixed broadband lines across approximately 700 sites within England. The following areas have been identified as key areas that Housing 21 would welcome further information from the supplier market on and include but are not limited to: i.Implementation including timescales and resource expectations. ii.Suggestions for effective Key Performance Indicators iii.Key areas to be included in Service Level Agreements and a recommended contract duration to achieve best value. iv.Additional Support options required from us (the buyer) when delivering Broadband Lines. v.A design for a Pricing Schedule Structure For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-UK---Birmingham:-Internet-network./FU85M9DZH3 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/FU85M9DZH3

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 077050-2025

About the buyer

Housing 21Last 12 months

Procurements

136

Awards

112

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

  1. Provision of Housing Market Sales & Rental Data

    Home OfficeUK-wideIT services and software, Marketing and communications

    Closing soon6 hours leftSuitable for SMEs

    £540kestimated
  2. Digital Consent and Sharing Decision Making Solution

    South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNorth EastIT services and software

    Closing soon6 hours left

    £135kestimated
  3. 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
  4. SONI087 IT Systems Implementation & Managed Services

    SONI LtdUK-wideIT services and software

    Closing soon18 hours leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £18mframework ceiling
  5. 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

From notice 077050-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 25 November 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.