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Network and Application Presentation Optimisation Project Pre-Market Engagement

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

This pre‑market engagement exercise aims to help Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (hereafter referenced as BMBC or the Council) shape its future technical design, commercial strategy, and procurement approach for its data network infrastructure and application access. By engaging with the market, BMBC intends to gather innovative ideas and potential improvements, validate market capability, identify risks and dependencies, and inform internal decisions on affordability and procurement.

Classification

  • CPV48200000 — Networking, Internet and intranet software package
  • CPV72300000 — Data services
  • CPV72400000 — Internet services
  • CPV72600000 — Computer support and consultancy services
  • CPV72700000 — Computer network services
  • CPV72710000 — Local area network services
  • CPV72720000 — Wide area network services

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000Value 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
26/27
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
31 May 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 01:00
Ends
31 Mar 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72700000
Description
Computer network services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
48200000
Description
Networking, Internet and intranet software package
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72300000
Description
Data services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
72400000
Description
Internet services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
72600000
Description
Computer support and consultancy services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
72710000
Description
Local area network services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
72720000
Description
Wide area network services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Due
30 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
024530-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
18 Mar 2026, 12:15
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PYHH-2597-YVZG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYHH-2597-YVZG

Address

Street Address
Town Hall
Locality
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Postal Code
S70 2TA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE31

Contact

Name
Strategic Procurement
Telephone
+44 01226000000

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Barnsley, South Yorkshire · UKE31 · S70 2TA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 024530-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·