Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 26 Jun 2025, 13:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Soft Market Test for Hosted Energy Management Database

Official notice

Authority: Cornwall Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£80,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 30 Nov 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Cornwall Council is conducting a soft market assessment to gain an understanding of the potential level of interest for the provision of hosted energy data monitoring and management software.

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CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2029 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

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
Below threshold
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
26 Jun 2025, 13:21 BST
Last source update
26 Jun 2025, 13:21 BST
Authority reference
DN778440
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035402
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055428 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

26 Jun 2025 → 1 Apr 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    26 Jun 2025, 13:21 BST
  2. Market engagement
    30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

    The Cornwall Council is conducting a soft market assessment to gain an understanding of the potential level of interest for the provision of hosted energy data monitoring and management software.

    link to soft market test

    procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

  3. Tender notice expected331 days ago
    30 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 154 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    26 Jun 2025, 13:21 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

Cornwall Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYRH-9827-DWLP County Hall, Truro, South West, TR1 3AYContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure