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Meet the Buyer Event

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 06:16.

Opportunity overview

East Suffolk Council's Procurement Team is hosting a Meet the Buyer event in Lowestoft on Thursday 10 September 2026 from 10am-12.15pm. 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! As well as East Suffolk Council, East Suffolk's Procurement Team provides procurement services to fellow councils South Norfolk Council, Broadland District Council and Great Yarmouth Borough Council. This event is also open to suppliers looking to do business with these councils. The event will begin with a couple of short presentations on Local Government Reorganisation and Social Value. Following the presentations, suppliers will have the opportunity to have 121 sessions with members of the Procurement Team and network with other suppliers present. For more information please email procurement@eastsuffolk.gov.uk

Classification

  • CPV30000000 — Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
  • CPV31000000 — Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
  • CPV44000000 — Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
  • CPV45000000 — Construction work
  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems
  • CPV50000000 — Repair and maintenance services
  • CPV66000000 — Financial and insurance services
  • CPV71000000 — Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services
  • CPV79000000 — Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
  • CPV92000000 — Recreational, cultural and sporting services
  • CPV98000000 — Other community, social and personal 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
MTB926
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
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
10 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
11 Sept 2026, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
30000000
Description
Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
31000000
Description
Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
44000000
Description
Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
45000000
Description
Construction work
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
50000000
Description
Repair and maintenance services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
66000000
Description
Financial and insurance services
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
71000000
Description
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 10
Scheme
CPV
Id
73000000
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Entry 11
Scheme
CPV
Id
79000000
Description
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Entry 12
Scheme
CPV
Id
92000000
Description
Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Entry 13
Scheme
CPV
Id
98000000
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKH16
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKH17
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
East Suffolk Council's Procurement Team is hosting a Meet the Buyer event in Lowestoft on Thursday 10 September 2026 from 10am-12.15pm. 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! As well as East Suffolk Council, East Suffolk's Procurement Team provides procurement services to fellow councils South Norfolk Council, Broadland District Council and Great Yarmouth Borough Council. This event is also open to suppliers looking to do business with these councils. The event will begin with a couple of short presentations on Local Government Reorganisation and Social Value. Following the presentations, suppliers will have the opportunity to have 121 sessions with members of the Procurement Team and network with other suppliers present. For more information please email procurement@eastsuffolk.gov.uk
Due
10 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
075177-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
7 Aug 2026, 10:58
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
Organisation 2
Name
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PXDC-1245-VQNQ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXDC-1245-VQNQ

Address

Street Address
Town Hall
Locality
Great Yarmouth
Postal Code
NR30 2QF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH15

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 3
Name
South Norfolk Council
Id
GB-PPON-PBCV-2189-QCZG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBCV-2189-QCZG

Address

Street Address
The Horizon Centre, Peachman Way, Broadland Business Park
Locality
Norwich
Postal Code
NR7 0WF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH15

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 4
Name
Broadland District Council
Id
GB-PPON-PRDC-4817-GMBJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRDC-4817-GMBJ

Address

Street Address
The Horizon Centre, Peachman Way, Broadland Business Park
Locality
Norwich
Postal Code
NR7 0WF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH15

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
  • Delivery location · UKH15 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH16 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH17 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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