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Expression of Interest: Wigan Council Warning System

Wigan Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Wigan Council is committed to creating safer, more resilient communities in line with the upcoming Martyn's Law, also known as the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025. This legislation will require qualifying venues and public spaces to implement proportionate security measures, conduct risk assessments, and ensure staff are trained to respond effectively to potential threats. To support this, we are seeking a digital solution that can offer real-time communication and alerting capabilities. This pre-market engagement exercise aligns with our Progress with Unity strategy, a borough-wide movement to: - Create fair opportunities for all residents and businesses - Help towns and neighbourhoods flourish through safety, inclusion, and resilience We invite providers of innovative, user-friendly, and scalable digital platforms to express interest in helping us meet the requirements of Martyn's Law while advancing our mission to build a safer, more connected Wigan. Organisations expressing an interest will be required to satisfy a basic key requirement prior to being invited to present their proposals. This engagement is part of Wigan Council's market testing activity and will inform the development of future procurement requirements. The revised date scheduled for the demonstration will be held on Friday 5th September 2025. To express interest or request details of the basic key requirements, please contact Steve Baldwin (Steve.Baldwin@wigan.gov.uk) Together, let's protect our communities and lead the way in public safety innovation.

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • CPV75200000 — Provision of services to the community

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0560b3
Status
planning
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
services

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
044154-2025
Description
A condition to participate has been included to ensure suppliers meet the Authority's basic key requirements. The organisations who can meet the key requirements will be asked to demonstrate their offer on the new date for demonstrations of Friday 5th September 2025. Please contact Steve Baldwin (Steve.Baldwin@wigan.gov.uk) for more information or to request the basic key requirements.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
3 Oct 2025, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
30 Nov 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Dec 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 2
Id
75200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Provision of services to the community

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
040678-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
17 Jul 2025, 04:34
Entry 2
Id
044154-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
30 Jul 2025, 11:04

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
14 Aug 2025, 23:59
Description
Wigan Council are seeking expressions of interest for a digital solution that cab offer real time-communication and alerting capabilities. Organisations expressing an interest will be required to satisfy some basic key requirements prior to being invited to present their proposals. This engagement is part of Wigan Council's market testing activity and will inform the development of future procurement requirements. The revised date scheduled for the demonstration will be held on Friday 5th September 2025. To register your interest or request the key requirements, please contact Steve Baldwin (Steve.Baldwin@wigan.gov.uk) for more information.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCGG-6481-TZPW
Name
Wigan Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD36
Country
GB
Locality
Wigan
Postal Code
WN1 1YN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PCGG-6481-TZPW
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Craig Arrowsmith
Telephone
+447840730058

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wigan · UKD36 · WN1 1YN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD3 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0560b3-2025-07-30T11:04:34+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·