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Milton Keynes City Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Milton Keynes City Council (‘the Council’) would like feedback from providers who may be interested in the provision of Education Software. The Council currently utilises an education software system to support a broad range of statutory education functions. The system provides an integrated suite of modules that support local authority responsibilities across education and children’s services, including areas such as admissions, attendance, early years, special educational needs, transport, and other statutory duties. The Council is now reviewing its future requirements to ensure its education software arrangements remain fit for purpose, scalable, and aligned with evolving statutory, operational, and data requirements. The purpose of this engagement is to: - understand the current supplier market and available solutions, including alternatives or enhancements to existing systems - seek feedback on system capability, service design, innovation, and delivery models - inform the development of a future procurement strategy, specification, and contract model We are keen to hear from providers on the questions published contained within the market engagement document on our e-tendering portal In-Tend . Please respond to the questions latest by 12 noon on Tuesday 26th May 2026 via In-Tend Correspondence section/market engagement stage. If there is sufficient interest in a market engagement event to explore the proposal in more detail, this will be held on 12th June 2026, via Microsoft Teams. Please also indicate if you would like to receive an invitation which will be sent separately subject to interest. The Market Engagement document can be accessed on our e-tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home

Classification

  • CPV48190000 — Educational software package
  • CPV72212190 — Educational software development services
  • CPV75121000 — Administrative educational 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-0694ca
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
11 Dec 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
3 Apr 2028, 00:00
Ends
2 Apr 2033, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48190000
Description
Educational software package
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212190
Description
Educational software development services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
75121000
Description
Administrative educational services

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
We are keen to hear from providers on the questions published contained within the market engagement document on our e-tendering portal In-Tend . Please respond to the questions latest by 12 noon on Tuesday 26th May 2026 via In-Tend Correspondence section/market engagement stage. If there is sufficient interest in a market engagement event to explore the proposal in more detail, this will be held on 12th June 2026, via Microsoft Teams. Please also indicate if you would like to receive an invitation which will be sent separately subject to interest. The Market Engagement document can be accessed on our e-tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home
Due
26 May 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
042553-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
8 May 2026, 14:16
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Milton Keynes City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PLDZ-6131-PWZH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLDZ-6131-PWZH

Address

Street Address
Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East
Locality
Milton Keynes
Postal Code
MK9 3EJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ12

Contact

Name
Procurement Team
Telephone
01908691691

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Milton Keynes · UKJ12 · MK9 3EJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 042553-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·