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PME Supply and delivery of a Pitch Booking System

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

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Opportunity overview

Belfast City Council seeks to procure a cloud-based software‑as‑a‑Service (SaaS) Pitch Booking System that will support the modernisation of the current system to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and service delivery. The objectives of this procurement are to eliminate paper based workflows, streamline operational processes, and achieve meaningful digital transformation outcomes below: Improve Customer Experience · Customers can register, book facilities (one-off or block bookings), make payments and receive confirmations through a fully online self service platform. · Customers can easily cancel, amend or reassign bookings without staff intervention. · Faster response times and improved communication through customers’ preferred channels. · Immediate real time visibility of availability for registrations and bookings, improving customer convenience and supporting proactive marketing and communications. Operational Efficiency • Reduced administrative workload through automation, streamlined workflows and intelligent task management. • Direct data entry by customers, reducing risk of transcription errors and manual data handling. Data, Reporting and Management Information • Real-time information on availability, bookings, payments and customer activity. • Improved data management through a single electronic system holding complete digital records for each booking or registration. • Enhanced reporting capability, including configurable dashboards. • Ability to build, schedule and run detailed reports to support operational planning and strategic decision-making. Service and Facility Optimisation • Increased efficiency in managing bookings and registrations, leading to better utilisation of facilities. • Improved transparency of availability, supporting fairer access and more effective allocation of resources. • More consistent and timely compliance with required tasks through automated workflows and triggers. PLEASE NOTE: Upon completion of PME and the total value is a regulated below threshold tender, the tender will be advertised on the etendering portal - eSourcing NI (https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml). For a regulated below threshold tender no further notices will be published in relation to this tendering opportunity in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.

Classification

  • CPV48100000 — Industry specific software package
  • CPV72260000 — Software-related 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
T2745
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
16 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
15 Apr 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
15 Apr 2036, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48100000
Description
Industry specific software package
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72260000
Description
Software-related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Pre Market Engagement for the supply and delivery of a Pitch Booking system. The Council is carrying out the PME to engage with the marketplace to understand current offering, define core functionality, establish budget, supplier capacity and capability, generate competition and manage expectations. To register your interest to particpate in the PME and obtain a questionnaire to complete, please send an email to cps@belfastcity.gov.uk at the latest by 12noon on or before Wednesday 6th May 2026. The pre market engagement exercise will take the form of an initial questionnaire and will help the Council better understand the levels of competition, capability and capacity within the market to plan and deliver the requirement. It is anticipated that online follow up meetings, demonstrations, presentations etc will be offered to discuss the responses. If you have any questions about this requirement, please send them to cps@belfastcity.gov.uk. We will endeavour to respond as quickly as possible. The Council reserves the right to contact any or all organisations who responds to this PME engagement to further discuss the next steps to follow. The Council cannot guarantee that all organisations will be contacted who submit an interest. All information returned as part of this PME exercise will assist in the procurement route selection, development of the specification; evaluation criteria, pricing model; and contract award options to ensure this tender opportunity delivers a high quality service and best value for money for the ratepayesr of Belfast. Upon completon of PME exercise the intention would then be to either advertise the tender opportunity to the market or procure via afurther / mini competition or direct award through an appropriate framework. The Council uses eSourcing NI as its etendering platform. If you are not yet registered with eSourcing NI we would suggest you do so without delay. Whilst the Council will endeavour to keep any respondents to this PME exercise informed on developments of the tender process, the Council cannot guarantee this. Organisations are advised to register with eSourcing NI in order to see any advertised tender opportunities as well as regularly checking the Council's website for opportunities. The Council reserves the right to discontinue any discussions or tender procedures at any time and are not liable for any costs incurred by suppliers associated with participating in this PME exercise.
Due
6 May 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
036489-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
22 Apr 2026, 11:12
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Belfast City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PQXY-5321-CGZM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQXY-5321-CGZM

Address

Street Address
9-21 Adelaide Street
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT2 8DJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Name
Emma Morrison

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT2 8DJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN06 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 036489-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·