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Meet the Buyer Event

East Suffolk Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

East Suffolk Council's Procurement Team is hosting a Meet the Buyer event at their Woodbridge offices on Thursday 5th February 2026. In this event, you will be offered a 121 session for up to 15 minutes with a member of the Procurement Team. This event is aimed at suppliers who want to get involved in bidding for council or public sector contracts but maybe don't know where to start! Please note that this session is for training purposes only and no open tender opportunities will be discussed in detail at the event. To book your 15 minute slot, please email procurement@eastsuffolk.gov.uk. If you have any specific area of business to discuss or questions you would like answered, please let us know in this email so we can match you with the right member of the Procurement Team.

Classification

  • CPV75110000 — General public 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
5226
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
5 Feb 2026, 00:00
Ends
6 Feb 2026, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
75110000
Description
General public services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
About the Event In this event, you will be offered a 121 session for up to 15 minutes with a member of the Procurement Team. This event is aimed at suppliers who want to get involved in bidding for council or public sector contracts but maybe don't know where to start! Topics to discuss with Procurement Team members in your individual session could include: • Social Value • Completing tender documents (examples will be available) • How to register on the government's Central Digital Platform, Find a Tender Service • East Suffolk's tendering system, In-tend, and how to create and manage your profile on the system, guidance on submitting Clarifications • Guidance on navigating the different procurement procedures under new procurement legislation Please note that this session is for training purposes only and no open tender opportunities will be discussed in detail at the event. To book your 15 minute slot, please email procurement@eastsuffolk.gov.uk. If you have any specific area of business to discuss or questions you would like answered, please let us know in this email so we can match you with the right member of the Procurement Team.
Due
5 Feb 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
001715-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Jan 2026, 10:06
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
East Suffolk Council
Id
GB-PPON-PLPP-1174-BHLX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLPP-1174-BHLX

Address

Street Address
East Suffolk House, Station Road, Melton
Locality
Woodbridge
Postal Code
IP12 1RT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH14

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Woodbridge · UKH14 · IP12 1RT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH14 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 001715-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·