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Legal Case Management

Manchester City Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 13:25.

Opportunity overview

Manchester City Council is inviting organisations to participate in a Preliminary Market Engagement exercise regarding Legal Case Management System Requirements. Manchester City Council Legal & Democratic services provide legal services to not only Manchester City Council, but Salford City Council, Rochdale Borough Council and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. The Legal Case Management solution is deemed a business-critical system. With the introduction of a new resilient, secure case management solution for Legal Services not only provides the tools to staff for effective working in line with the Manchester City Council 'Our People' strategy The Council intends to explore procuring a new Legal Case Management Saas solution (including the setup, licensing, support and maintenance services) and b) a professional service to lead its implementation and migration of agreed data to the solution.

Classification

  • CPV48612000 — Database-management system
  • CPV79100000 — Legal services

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-05ea3e
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Jun 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
30 Mar 2034, 23:59
Starts
31 Mar 2027, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
48612000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Database-management system
Entry 2
Id
79100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Legal services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
077719-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
27 Nov 2025, 14:21

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
5 Jan 2026, 23:59
Description
The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this Preliminary Market Engagement. Manchester City Council is conducting a preliminary market engagement exercise to assess the capability of the marketplace. The exercise will assist the Council gather insights in advance of a potential future procurement. Please note this is not a call for competition and Manchester City Council reserves the right not to proceed to procurement. We would like to invite you to attend a session in January 2026 where you can demonstrate your Legal Case management solution. Please let us know of your intention to be included in the demonstrations by completing and submitting the 'Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire - Legal Case Management' doc via the E-Procurement platform, CHEST. A briefing note outlining the demonstrations (and dates planned to undertake these) is provided below. Companies that have registered will also be required to submit a brief questionnaire, enabling the council to understand your capability in this space. This will be used for information purposes only. Please find the Preliminary Market Engagement Notice Documents here: https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=5125bbe6-99cb-f011-813a-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLNV-8798-LDMP
Name
Manchester City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD33
Country
GB
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M60 2LA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall Extension

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PLNV-8798-LDMP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Manchester · UKD33 · M60 2LA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD3 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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