Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 18 Jul 2025, 10:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of CRM Software on behalf of Chorley Leisure & South Ribble Leisure

Official notice

Authority: South Ribble Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£100,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 13 Jan 2029 · up to 13 Jan 2031 with extensions · starts 12 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Chorley Leisure and South Ribble Leisure are currently developing their Service Specification, contracting process and commercial model for The Provision of a CRM System.

This Market Engagement Questionnaire (MEQ) seeks the views and opinions of those organisations that may be interested in delivering the Service. Organisations should ensure that they have read the supporting information (Draft Service Specification) provided prior to responding. Suppliers should confirm their expression of interest and return a completed Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire.

This document is issued solely for the purpose of engaging with the market to gather information and insights. It does not constitute a call for competition, nor does it commit Chorley Leisure or South Ribble Leisure to any future procurement activity.

CPV: Software package and information systems · Software support services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 12 Jan 2026 – 13 Jan 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 13 Jan 2031 with extensions
Delivery: North WestEligibility: 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
18 Jul 2025, 10:12 BST
Last source update
18 Jul 2025, 10:12 BST
Authority reference
DN783154
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041200
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systemsSoftware support services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0561e9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

18 Jul 2025 → 12 Jan 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 10:12 BST
  2. Market engagement
    18 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

    Chorley Leisure and South Ribble Leisure are currently developing their Service Specification, contracting process and commercial model for The Provision of a CRM System.

    Responses to be submitted via The Chest procurement portal: www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ Reference DN783154

    This Market Engagement Questionnaire (MEQ) seeks the views and opinions of those organisations that may be interested in delivering the Service. Organisations should ensure that they have read the supporting information (Draft Service Specification) provided prior to responding. Suppliers should confirm their expression of interest and return a completed Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire.

    This document is issued solely for the purpose of engaging with the market to gather information and insights. It does not constitute a call for competition, nor does it commit Chorley Leisure or South Ribble Leisure to any future procurement activity.

  3. Contract starts290 days ago
    12 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 10:12 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

2 public bodies on the notice

South Ribble Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHRY-1373-GMVN Civic Centre, W Paddock, Leyland, North West, PR25 1DHContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Chorley Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PGWG-1348-MJDM Chorley, North WestContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure