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PME - Social Care and Education Case Management System
Leicester City Council · Local authority
In brief
Leicester 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 estimated value is £1 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 1 day, starting 1 November 2025.
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 60 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Leicester City Council (the Council) are commencing a formal Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise. The purpose of such engagement is to understand the level of market interest and to seek market intelligence on offerings in the market for commercial off the shelf solutions from organisations that may have an interest or expertise in this field. The Council is aiming to procure a solution which will deliver and future proof the current functionality and additionally provide flexibility to exploit the use of new technology where this provides benefit to the business, in relation to Social Care and Education Case Management System
As we are at the PME stage, this by is being advertised as an above threshold PME, however the results of the PME will determine the actual value.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- 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.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 060802-2025
About the buyer
Leicester City CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
226Awards
108Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- Access Paysuite Ltd1 contract
- Allium UK Holding Limited1 contract
- Allocate Software Limited1 contract
- Axiell Alm Limited1 contract
- CDW Limited1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open IT and software tenders- £9.25mestimated
- £15mframework ceiling
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From notice 060802-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 30 September 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.