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Pre-market engagement - Provision of Electronic Tendering System

Cottsway Housing Association · Housing

In brief

Cottsway Housing Association 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 3 years, up to 5 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

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 8 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

**Please note this is a pre-market engagement exercise** Cottsway has a contract in place for an e-tendering system, and the contract is due to expire in March 2027. The anticipated new contract period is 3 years, with an option to extend for up to 2 additional years. This pre-market engagement seeks to gather information from suppliers to assess market capability and inform the development of the procurement strategy, specification, and potential route to market, with any insights obtained used solely to shape our approach should we decide to proceed. For more information on this pre-market engagement please refer to the specification which can be found by registering here https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cottsway/aspx/Home To participate, please express your interest via the correspondence function within In Tend no later than 12 pm on Friday 12 June. All communication must take place through the In Tend platform. After expressing your interest, please provide a brief submission containing: • Company name • Product name • Contact details of those wishing to attend (including email address) This pre-market engagement is issued for information-gathering purposes only and does not constitute a call for competition. Cottsway reserves the right to amend its requirements prior to formal procurement

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 050014-2026

About the buyer

Cottsway Housing AssociationLast 12 months

Procurements

10

Awards

9

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

All tenders and awards from Cottsway Housing Association

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From notice 050014-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 28 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.