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Market Engagement - Local Authority Housing, Revenue and Benefits system

London Borough of Brent · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 09:10.

Opportunity overview

The Council has a contract in place for a system for housing, benefits and council tax which commenced in April 2022 and is expiring by the end of March / April 2027. These are key line of business systems which ensure the Council is able to manage the Housing functions and the administration of Revenues and Benefits in an effective and efficient way. The Council seeks to gain a more detailed understanding of the supplier market and range of solutions that may be available. This market engagement will help to clarify its requirements, assesses the market’s capacity and develops our future procurement strategy. This market engagement exercise is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. This request is for information only. Suppliers will not be prejudiced in any future procurement processes by either responding or not responding to this market engagement exercise. Please note the envisaged tender publication date, estimated contract duration and contract value is likely to change and therefore not guaranteed.

Classification

  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems

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
CORP-2025-004
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
22 Jan 2027, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI72
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Link to market engagement: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=8ae18753-dbaa-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=2241eb95-058a-e511-80f7-000c29c9ba21 Please read the market engagement document and if you feel that your organisation is able to contribute to this exercise, please complete the response documents and return, via the E Procurement Portal (ProContract) by 1pm on 05/10/2026. Suppliers should return the following as their market engagement response by the deadline set out above: • Completed Appendix 1 - Council Tax and Benefits Services • Complex Appendix 2 - Housing System Following responses being received, the Council may choose to invite selected supplier to present online via Microsoft Teams. This is expected to be held between 26/10/2026 – 06/11/2026. Further instructions will be provided to responders at that time. Any supplier invited to present to London Borough of Brent is doing so to support market research only and to help make any potential procurement process more focused and efficient. No supplier selection or supplier preference is implied.
Due
5 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
084653-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
7 Sept 2026, 21:25
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
London Borough of Brent
Id
GB-PPON-PQVJ-5248-JQQY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQVJ-5248-JQQY

Address

Street Address
Brent Civic Centre
Locality
Wembley
Postal Code
HA9 0FJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI72

Contact

Name
Brent Corporate Procurement

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wembley · UKI72 · HA9 0FJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI72 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 084653-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·