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Westcountry Schools Trust - CAFM System

Westcountry Schools Trust · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

WeST operates 31 schools serving approximately 15,000 pupils and employing approximately 2,300 staff. The estate comprises 23 primary schools and 8 Secondary schools, the largest of which serves approximately 2,500 pupils. Buildings are mixed in age, construction and condition. The aim is to achieve a coherent service operating through one principal interface and authoritative asset hierarchy. Current thinking is that this may be through a single platform or demonstrably integrated solution covering the following requirements: • Compliance: records, recurring schedules, evidence, audit history, alerts and remediation across fire, water hygiene and legionella, asbestos, electrical condition, gas, radon, emergency lighting, lifts and playground equipment. • Assets and maintenance: hierarchical asset register, condition and lifecycle data, planned maintenance, reactive requests, work orders, mobile working and contractor workflows. • Financial and capital planning: budget and purchase-order attribution, expenditure reporting and forecasting, DfE condition-data import, replacement forecasting and structured export. • Reporting: Trust-, school- and asset-level dashboards, drill-down, configurable reports and governance-ready outputs. The solution should support demonstrable compliance assurance; complete evidence and audit retention; end-to-end maintenance and contractor workflows; expenditure traceability; maintenance and replacement forecasting; self-service reporting; mobile working; scalability; and secure data portability. WeST is considering at least 99.5% monthly availability, prioritised support targets, service credits for material failure and acceptance-based implementation payments. Feedback is invited on proportionality and market practice.

Classification

  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems
  • CPV48420000 — Facilities management software package and software package suite
  • CPV48421000 — Facilities management software package
  • CPV48600000 — Database and operating software package
  • CPV48613000 — Electronic data management (EDM)
  • CPV48900000 — Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • CPV72260000 — Software-related services
  • CPV72263000 — Software implementation services
  • CPV72514000 — Computer facilities management 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
WCST01.27
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
9 Nov 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2027, 01:00
Ends
31 Aug 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
48420000
Description
Facilities management software package and software package suite
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
48421000
Description
Facilities management software package
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
48600000
Description
Database and operating software package
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
48613000
Description
Electronic data management (EDM)
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
48900000
Description
Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
72260000
Description
Software-related services
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
72263000
Description
Software implementation services
Entry 10
Scheme
CPV
Id
72514000
Description
Computer facilities management services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=109403&TID=100114447&B= The purpose of this pre-market engagement is to gather objective information about market capability and practice to support the Trust in developing a future specification and procurement for a CAFM System. It is not intended to identify or select a preferred supplier or product. Through this engagement, the Trust aims to understand: • single-platform versus integrated-solution options; • Understand current market solutions and innovation; • Inform system integration requirements; • Explore implementation and transition approaches; • Understand commercial and pricing models; • Identify risks or considerations prior to formal tender. Feedback received will inform the development of the final service specification and procurement documentation. As part of this Pre-Market Engagement (PME), suppliers are invited to participate in a group/shared pre-market engagement meeting with the Trust. Two dates/times are being offered and any supplier who requests to attend will be sent a MS Teams link Session format: Activity Time Introductions 5 minutes Trust Presentation 25 minutes Supplier Questions 30 minutes A MS Forms Questionnaire will also be provided, which can be completed and submitted. This information can also be used to understanding and inform future procurement planning. It does not form part of any formal evaluation process. This engagement does not form part of any formal evaluation process. All correspondence, bookings and submissions must be made through the PHP Law LLP tendering portal. Suppliers should not contact WeST directly regarding this exercise. Suppliers who are unable at attend a session are still encouraged to participate by submitting the MS Forms Questionnaire by Friday 23rd October 2026. Written submissions will be given equal consideration as part of this pre-market engagement. Activity Date PME Issued 28th September 2026 Supplier Feedback Deadline 23rd October 2026 Pre-Market Engagement Meeting Options. 12th October 2026 – 13:00 – 14:00, or 19th October 2026 – 10:00 – 11:00 Procurement Launch (anticipated) November 2026 Target Go-Live September 2027 All correspondence relating to this pre-market engagement should be through the tendering portal via the messaging function and the Trust should not be contacted directly. A link to the selected meeting date will be provided via the message function once a Supplier confirmed interest has been received. ↗
Due
23 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
092095-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 Sept 2026, 21:02
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
PHP Law LLP
Id
GB-PPON-PPRM-9434-VNYQ
Role Details
Procurement Consultant

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPRM-9434-VNYQ

Address

Street Address
Unit 3 The Brutus Centre Station Road Totnes
Locality
Totnes
Postal Code
TQ9 5RW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK43

Contact

Name
Claire Jones
Telephone
+44 01234567890

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint
Organisation 2
Name
Westcountry Schools Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PNBN-1791-PQND

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNBN-1791-PQND

Address

Street Address
Ivybridge Community College, Harford Road, I
Locality
Ivybridge
Postal Code
PL21 0JA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK43

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Ivybridge · UKK43 · PL21 0JA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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