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Somerset Place-based Solution
Somerset Council · Local authority
In brief
Somerset 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 6 years, 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 high: a median of 7 bids per contract for this buyer (from 19 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Somerset Council is undertaking a preliminary market engagement to inform the potential future procurement of a modern, integrated digital solution to support key place‑based services.
Somerset Council is seeking solutions that will support integrated, end‑to‑end case management, enable joined‑up working across services, improve customer experience through digital self‑service, make better use of data, reporting and analytics, and enable automation, efficiency and service redesign.
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 050897-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 051192-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 051213-2026
About the buyer
Somerset CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
281Awards
221Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- Access UK Limited1 contract
- AccessPay1 contract
- Barbour Logic Limited1 contract
- ESRI (UK) Limited1 contract
- Engage Process UK Ltd1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open IT and software tenders- £250kestimated
- £9.17mestimated
- £3mestimated
- £8bnframework ceiling
- £29.9mestimated
From notice 050897-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 29 May 2026, last updated 1 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.