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Newcastle Furniture Service - Stock Management and Planning System

Newcastle City Council · Local authority

In brief

Newcastle 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 1 day, starting 1 May 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 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 50 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Newcastle City Council (NCC) is seeking to engage with suppliers to explore suitable software solutions for the Newcastle Furniture Service (NFS). The software is required for the day to day running of the service. This exercise aims to communicate NCC's digital requirements and gather feedback from the market. The insights received will inform the development of the Council's specification and future commissioning approach. Suppliers are encouraged to register their interest as early as possible via the OPEN portal (https://www.open-uk.org/) Project: Newcastle's Furniture Service Stock Management and Planning System Project # OPEN20261277 Please send all correspondence through the portal and contact [email removed] only if necessary.

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 055421-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 057282-2026

Last time this was bought

Fleet Management System

Awarded
23 June 2026
Value
£400,000
Bids
5

Matched on Newcastle 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

Newcastle City CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

237

Awards

146

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

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From notice 055421-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 11 June 2026, last updated 17 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.