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Preliminary Market Engagement - Provision of Playground Asset Management

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 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 12 October 2026.

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.

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What the notice says

Leicester City Council (the Council) are commencing a formal Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise in advance of intiatiaing a procurement process. The purpose of such engagement is to understand the level of market interest and to seek market intelligence on offerings in the market on both commercial off the shelf solutions as well as any innovatative proposals 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 the supply of asset management software for the management and inspection of play areas, multi-use games areas (MUGA’s) bmx tracks, skate parks, parkour facilities and outdoor gyms

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 007376-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

101

Awards

42

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

  1. SWAST-5146-COR Employee Career Development Mentoring App

    South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation TrustSouth WestIT services and software

    Closing soon9 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £30kestimated
  2. Employee Benefits and Occupational Health Services

    Crown Commercial ServiceUK-wideHealthcare services, Social and domiciliary care

    Closing soon12 hours left7 lotsFramework

    £1.3bnframework ceiling
  3. Medical Simulations Devices and Technologies

    Supply Chain Coordination LimitedUK-wideVehicles and fleet, Construction

    Closing soon12 hours left5 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £210mframework ceiling
  4. Cloud-Based Device and Classroom Management Service - 2026

    The Education Training CollectiveNorth EastIT services and software

    Closing soon13 hours leftSmall contract

    £38kestimated
  5. SIEM/SOAR Solution for Jisc Security Operations Centre

    JiscUK-wideIT services and software

    Closing soon33 hours leftExpress interest

    £9.25mestimated

From notice 007376-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 28 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.