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Published 3 Jul 2025, 11:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

East Suffolk Procurement Team: Meet the Buyer Event

Official notice

Authority: East Suffolk Council (Local council)

Services
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Software Packages & ERP (48)Repair & Maintenance (50)
+7 moreFinancial and insurance services (66)Architecture & Engineering (71)IT Services & Software (72)Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79)Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92)Community & Cultural Services (98)
 Delivery: East of England (UKH14)
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term Ends 15 Aug 2025starts 14 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

East Suffolk Council's Procurement Team are inviting suppliers to a Meet the Buyer event on Thursday 14 August 2025.

For further information and to express your interest in attending this event, please email procurement@eastsuffolk.gov.uk.

There is a maximum of 70 allowed to attend, which will be allocated on first come, first served basis.

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Construction work · Financial and insurance services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Other community, social and personal services · Recreational, cultural and sporting services · Repair and maintenance services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned
Contract period: 14 Aug 2025 – 15 Aug 2025
Delivery: East of England
45000000 Construction work48000000 Software package and information systems50000000 Repair and maintenance services66000000 Financial and insurance services71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
3 Jul 2025, 11:56 BST
Last source update
3 Jul 2025, 11:56 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037058
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityConstruction workFinancial and insurance servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportOther community, social and personal servicesRecreational, cultural and sporting servicesRepair and maintenance servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05582d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 Jul 2025 → 14 Aug 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    3 Jul 2025, 11:56 BST
  2. Contract starts
    14 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  3. Market engagement
    14 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

    In the Meet the Buyer Event

    Registered suppliers will be offered a 121 session for up to 15 minutes with a member of the Procurement Team.

    This event is aimed at suppliers who want to get involved in bidding for council or public sector contracts but maybe don't know where to start!

    Topics to discuss with Procurement Team members in your individual session could include:

    • Social Value
    • Completing tender documents (examples will be available)
    • How to register on the government's Central Digital Platform, Find a Tender Service
    • East Suffolk's tendering system, In-tend, and how to create and manage your profile on the system
    • Guidance on navigating the different procurement procedures under new procurement legislation

    Please note that this session is for training purposes only and no open tender opportunities will be discussed in detail at the event.

    If there are any specific questions you would like answered, please send them into procurement@eastsuffolk.gov.uk in advance.

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    3 Jul 2025, 11:56 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

East Suffolk Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLPP-1174-BHLX East Suffolk House, Station Road, Melton, Woodbridge, East of England, IP12 1RTContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure