Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 24 Sept 2025, 15:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Unified Communications and Contact Centre Solution

Official notice

Authority: Trafford Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove threshold
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsends 8 Jan 2031 · starts 9 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Trafford Council are looking to identify and engage a strategic partner to deliver a secure, robust, and future-ready Unified Communications (UC) and Contact Centre solution.

The solution must support Trafford Councils ambition to enhance resident engagement, streamline internal communications, and integrate seamlessly with their corporate digital platforms.

Further details can be found within the attached market engagement brief on The Chest / Proactis -

Project information - DN791882

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 5 yrs
Contract period: 9 Jan 2026 – 8 Jan 2031 (5 yrs)
Delivery: North West

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
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
24 Sept 2025, 15:54 BST
Last source update
24 Sept 2025, 15:54 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059394
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a165 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

24 Sept 2025 → 9 Jan 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published397 days ago
    24 Sept 2025, 15:54 BST
  2. Market engagement374 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

    Further details can be obtained by accessing the project information contained on The Chest / Proactis as per Project information - DN791882

  3. Contract starts291 days ago
    9 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    24 Sept 2025, 15:54 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

Trafford Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGZW-1429-QQZQ Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Manchester, North West, M32 0THContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure