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Traded Services Management System for Schools and Educational Settings

North Lincolnshire Council · Local authority

In brief

North Lincolnshire 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 3 years, starting 1 July 2027.

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 38 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The authority is initiating this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to understand the capability, capacity and maturity of the market in providing a modern, cloud-based traded services management system that supports the full lifecycle of services offered to schools, academies, early years providers and other educational settings.

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 070542-2026

Last time this was bought

Committee Management System

Awarded
21 July 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Bids
1

Matched on North Lincolnshire Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

  1. CCM1379 - OHU Software

    The Police and Crime Commissioner for LincolnshireNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestIT services and software, Social and domiciliary care

    Closing soon2 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £82kestimated
  2. LEG T206 Barracuda MSP Service

    Luminate Education GroupYorkshire and the HumberIT services and software

    Closing soon3 days leftSmall contract

    £140kestimated
  3. DSA - Phase II Website Design & Implementation

    City of Doncaster CouncilYorkshire and the HumberIT services and software

    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £100kestimated
  4. Royal Navy Museums Broadband Services

    National Museum of the Royal NavyNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Northern IrelandIT services and software

    Open7 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £250kestimated
  5. Distance Learning Integrated Marketing and Enrolment Solution

    University of HuddersfieldYorkshire and the HumberIT services and software

    Open10 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £100kestimated

From notice 070542-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 27 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.