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Soft Market Test for Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Cornwall Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

A comprehensive overview of Cornwall Council's Geographic Information System (GIS) platform and detailed description of the Council's GIS contract requirements can be attained by emailing Alex Kirk (Alex.Kirk@cornwall.gov.uk) and Elaine Bennett (Elaine.Bennett@cornwall.gov.uk) to request copies of the Request for Information (RFI) and draft Statement of Requirements (SoR) documents. A brief overview is provided below. Cornwall Council currently procure their Enterprise Geographic Information System (GIS) platform from ESRIUK. The contract ends in mid February 2026, so we are coming to the market to ensure we have a single integrated platform in place to allow us to seamlessly continue supporting the business needs of the Council after that date. An overview of the environment in which the platform will need to operate and the GIS services we currently provide is given below for your information. We are also focusing on the areas of development within this industry segment and how they will enable us to align the delivery of the GIS service with the wider technical and strategic aims of the Council over the next ten years on a 5 year plus 5 year basis. To that end, the solution must be a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that includes a professional GIS product or links to one client-side. The platform and migration methodology must enable us to seamlessly continue to support the business needs of the Council whilst removing the dependency on on-premises or Council cloud hosted server solutions by 2030 at the latest. Any submission must clearly show that the offer will allow for both the continuation of services and migration to cloud hosted (SaaS) services for server-based functionality and data storage with no dependency on on-premise servers and no or minimal dependency on Cornwall Council’s Azure infrastructure. We are aware that the current platform is large scale and complex meaning that the migration to a SaaS service will require extensive assessment and planning to ensure its success. Therefore, we are seeking a detailed and costed migration plan as part of this tender with the view to assessing the likely impacts and costs of migration, but the delivery of that migration will not be in scope.

Classification

  • CPV38221000 — Geographic information systems (GIS or equivalent)
  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems
  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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-056a3c
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Sept 2025, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
15 Feb 2031, 23:59
Starts
16 Feb 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
15 Feb 2036, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
38221000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Geographic information systems (GIS or equivalent)
Entry 2
Id
48000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software package and information systems
Entry 3
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
044769-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
31 Jul 2025, 14:05

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
15 Aug 2025, 23:59
Description
Cornwall Council is issuing a preliminary market engagement notice via the Central Digital Platform to determine if there's suitable suppliers and software solutions within the market to meet the Council's Geographic Information System (GIS) contract requirements. The Council's existing GIS contract ends mid-February 2026 and any alternative software and services must be able to provide a seamless continuation of the Council's broad, mature and fully integrated GIS related service offerings. Cornwall Council has prepared a Request for Information (RFI) document and a draft Statement of Requirements (SoR) document. The RFI provides further background around this engagement exercise and includes a series of questions that suitable suppliers are invited to respond to. The SoR lists all of the Council's mandatory and optional GIS contract requirements. Suitable suppliers are invited to complete a check-box exercise to confirm which GIS contract requirements in the SoR they are capable of delivering for the Council. If you wish to participate in this market engagement exercise, please contact Alex Kirk (Alex.Kirk@cornwall.gov.uk) and Elaine Bennett (Elaine.Bennett@cornwall.gov.uk) via email to request copies of the RFI and SoR documents for completion and submission.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYRH-9827-DWLP
Name
Cornwall Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK30
Country
GB
Locality
Truro
Postal Code
TR1 3AY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PYRH-9827-DWLP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Mr Alex Kirk

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Truro · UKK30 · TR1 3AY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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