Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 23 May 2025, 15:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Advanced Email Threat Protection Solution

Official notice

Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)

GoodsAbove threshold
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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 Advanced Email Threat Protection

Objectives of the Preliminary Market Engagement Exercise are to:

  • gain initial supplier awareness, engagement and opinion;
  • provide confidence around viability of concept;
  • gain insight to the market possibilities and potential innovative solutions;
  • understand risks and issues not previously considered;
  • inform the Outline Business Case;
  • inform the Procurement Strategy; and
  • prevent the Council from advertising an unachievable project at UK e-notification service www.find-tender.service.gov.uk ↗ stage.

CPV: Security software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions
Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 May 2025, 15:41 BST
Last source update
23 May 2025, 15:41 BST
Authority reference
1010RCCS
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-026787
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Security software package
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0523f9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

23 May 2025 → 1 Nov 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 15:41 BST
  2. Market engagement
    18 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST

    The Council are interested in understanding the market, and whether suppliers can supply all (our preferred option), or one of the components we are looking to replace. We are not averse to using different solutions for each of these channels. As a principle the Council is embracing digitalisation moving towards streamlining, automation and channel adoption, with customer self-service at every opportunity.

    The Council have formed several specific questions, and are seeking your views on how we can achieve best value in respect of these delivered as a commercially off the shelf solution (COTS) . The questions are located in the PME published document.

    In responding, you should understand that detailed and lengthy submissions are not necessary at this stage. Nonetheless, we welcome any pertinent information on your company’s capability and views on an approach to the provision of the required services.

  3. Contract starts360 days ago
    1 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    23 May 2025, 15:41 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXRT-5737-VBQD City Hall, 115 Charles Street, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 1FZContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure