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Street Cleansing Solution Preliminary Market Engagement

Birmingham City Council · Local authority

In brief

Birmingham 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 £180,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 June 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.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 8 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Birmingham City Council are conducting a Preliminary Market Engagement for a Street Cleansing solution. Please note this is not a call for competition. The Council would like to explore the market for Street Cleansing solutions and understand the capabilities, functionality, indicative commercials and implementation timelines. Findings from this Preliminary Market Engagement will inform our Options Appraisal and High-Level Business Case. The purpose of the Preliminary Market Engagement is to: - • Understand available solutions in the market • Assess alignment with service redesign goals • Gather indicative costs and implementation timelines • Inform a high-level options appraisal and business case The Council will be using its e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this Preliminary Market Engagement and providers must register with the system to be able to access the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire. The web address is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc Registration and use of In-Tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the In-tend correspondence function. If you are unable to register with In-tend please email etendering@birmingham.gov.uk The closing date for the completed questionnaires is 12 noon on 6th January 2026.

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 082987-2025

About the buyer

Birmingham City CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

130

Awards

56

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From notice 082987-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 15 December 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.