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Venue Booking System

London Borough of Hounslow · Local authority

In brief

London Borough of Hounslow has announced plans to buy IT and software and leisure and events 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 August 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 high: a median of 9 bids per contract for this buyer (from 5 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Hounslow Council wants to implement an online bookings and payments system for commercial, corporate and community events across its venues. This market engagement seeks to understand potential suppliers, what they offer and outline costs. This will be used to inform the next steps in procuring a new system. Venues in scope initially are: Hounslow House Boston Manor House Hogarth's House Chiswick Town Hall Feltham Assembly Hall Isleworth Public Hall Heston Village Hall However, there are several other venues which, over time, the Council will likely want to be brought into the system. Interested parties should submit expressions of interest to procurement@hounslow.gov.uk contact by 10th…Read the full description
Hounslow Council wants to implement an online bookings and payments system for commercial, corporate and community events across its venues. This market engagement seeks to understand potential suppliers, what they offer and outline costs. This will be used to inform the next steps in procuring a new system. Venues in scope initially are: Hounslow House Boston Manor House Hogarth's House Chiswick Town Hall Feltham Assembly Hall Isleworth Public Hall Heston Village Hall However, there are several other venues which, over time, the Council will likely want to be brought into the system. Interested parties should submit expressions of interest to procurement@hounslow.gov.uk contact by 10th February 2026 . Please use email subject 'Booking System Market Engagement'. Expressions of interest should include: If the requirements below can be fully met by your solution An indication of set-up and recurring annual costs, including number of licences included and cost for additional licences Timeline for system set-up, and associated training Approach / costs of bringing new venues onto the platform Evidence of successful relevant delivery elsewhere. System Requirements: Diary showing availability across all venues Ability to request bookings, subject to further approval Ability to pay online Invoicing and payment processing - ideally linked to council systems Generation of proposals Booking preapproval system Ability to set follow up actions and reminders Generation of contracts - electronic signing CRM/contact management facility for all customers Marketing capability for outreach activity to past users Produce Banqueting Event Orders Generation of reports (e.g. pace and market segments) Ability to offer subsidised rates Ability to reallocate smaller bookings to appropriate other spaces, should a preferable booking option arise Ability for customer accounts, keeping a record of preferences and previous activity Receiving holding and damages deposits Allowing choice of optional set ups of tables and chairs per site and other requirements Uploading of Risk Assessment requests and other due diligence such as PLI Client satisfaction surveys

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 007184-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 007227-2026

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 soon46 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £82kestimated
  2. Agenda for Change Job Evaluation Digital System

    NHS EnglandLondonIT services and software

    Closing soon6 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £2.6mestimated
  3. CSSD Track and Trace system

    Guy's and ST Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondonMedical equipment and supplies, IT services and software

    Closing soon6 days left

    £250kestimated
  4. International HGV sales data

    Department for TransportLondonIT services and software

    Closing soon6 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £20kestimated
  5. 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

From notice 007184-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 27 January 2026, last updated 27 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.