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Opportunity overview
The aim of this soft market testing exercise is:
To understand the different options available to reduce rent arrears, maximise officer time and increase rent recovery.
In particular, the Council are looking to respondents to: -
- Share learning on a range of delivery solutions to automate rent collection
- Share learning on different procurement approaches
- Share learning on rent arrears monitoring
- Share learnings on caseload management of rent income
The soft market testing exercise is intended to allow interested organisations with appropriate experience to outline their views and ideas about the future provision of rent income management.
The Council will consider the responses received as a result of this exercise to help inform the options appraisal and the decision-making process.
Potential bidders will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the soft market testing. Potential bidders must also note that a response to this soft market testing exercise does not guarantee an invitation to participate in this or any future procurement exercise that the Council may conduct.
Participants are invited to respond to the questions within the Soft Market Testing Questionnaire; the advert for this can be found below:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=0712fce8-b1c8-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21
You can also find this by searching MBC-1728 on the EastMids Tenders website below:
https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
Classification
CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
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.
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery locations
Entry 1
Region
UKF22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Planning and budget
Milestones
Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The aim of this soft market testing exercise is:
To understand the different options available to reduce rent arrears, maximise officer time and increase rent recovery.
In particular, the Council are looking to respondents to: -
- Share learning on a range of delivery solutions to automate rent collection
- Share learning on different procurement approaches
- Share learning on rent arrears monitoring
- Share learnings on caseload management of rent income
The soft market testing exercise is intended to allow interested organisations with appropriate experience to outline their views and ideas about the future provision of rent income management.
The Council will consider the responses received as a result of this exercise to help inform the options appraisal and the decision-making process.
Potential bidders will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the soft market testing. Potential bidders must also note that a response to this soft market testing exercise does not guarantee an invitation to participate in this or any future procurement exercise that the Council may conduct.
Participants are invited to respond to the questions within the Soft Market Testing Questionnaire which will be advertised on ProContract. The clarification deadline is 12:00 noon on 6th November 2026 and responses are to be received by 12:00 noon on 13th November 2026.
Due
13 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
097738-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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097738-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Melton Borough Council is conducting an early-stage soft market testing exercise on options for rent income management and IT solutions. It seeks respondents' learning on automated rent collection, procurement approaches, rent-arrears monitoring and caseload management. This is not an open tender or a guarantee of a future procurement.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to organisations with evidenced experience of rent income management, rent collection automation, arrears monitoring or caseload-management solutions. The supplied notice does not define final supplier requirements or scope.
Key points identified
Relevant experienceAppropriate experience is requested, but no specific experience threshold is stated.Evidence: “interested organisations with appropriate experience”
Market-testing responseParticipants are invited to answer the Soft Market Testing Questionnaire.Evidence: “Participants are invited to respond to the questions within the Soft Market Testing Questionnaire”
Supplier eligibilityUnknown; no formal eligibility criteria are stated.Evidence: The notice refers to “interested organisations with appropriate experience” but provides no formal eligibility conditions.
94% approved-analysis confidence3 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Melton Borough Council is conducting an early-stage soft market testing exercise on options for rent income management and IT solutions. It seeks respondents' learning on automated rent collection, procurement approaches, rent-arrears monitoring and caseload management. This is not an open tender or a guarantee of a future procurement.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to organisations with evidenced experience of rent income management, rent collection automation, arrears monitoring or caseload-management solutions. The supplied notice does not define final supplier requirements or scope.
Key deliverables
Response to the Soft Market Testing Questionnaire
Views and learning on delivery solutions to automate rent collection
Views on procurement approaches, rent-arrears monitoring and rent-income caseload management
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
3 criteria identified
Relevant experience
94% confidence
Appropriate experience is requested, but no specific experience threshold is stated.
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“interested organisations with appropriate experience”
Market-testing response
98% confidence
Participants are invited to answer the Soft Market Testing Questionnaire.
View supporting evidence
“Participants are invited to respond to the questions within the Soft Market Testing Questionnaire”
Supplier eligibility
90% confidence
Unknown; no formal eligibility criteria are stated.
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The notice refers to “interested organisations with appropriate experience” but provides no formal eligibility conditions.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Published value
82% confidence
Maximum value recorded as GBP 200,000; the notice does not state whether this relates to any future procurement or how it is calculated.
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Source field: value_max = 200000 GBP.
Commercial terms
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing, payment, contract-duration or contractual terms are supplied.
Delivery
Delivery location
96% confidence
UKF22 region, United Kingdom.
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Source location: “Delivery location”, region “UKF22”, country “United Kingdom”.
Delivery timetable
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No tender start, submission deadline, contract start or contract end date is supplied.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Upcoming early-stage/planned procurement activity: preliminary market engagement / soft market testing. Bidding is not stated to be open.
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display_status: “upcoming”; stage: “planning”; notice type: “Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender”; “soft market testing exercise”.
Procurement route
98% confidence
Unknown; respondents are asked to share learning on different procurement approaches.
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“Share learning on different procurement approaches”; procurement_method is null.
Response route
96% confidence
Soft Market Testing Questionnaire, advertised via ProContract Due North / EastMids Tenders.
View supporting evidence
“Participants are invited to respond to the questions within the Soft Market Testing Questionnaire”; supplied URLs in description.
Future procurement participation
99% confidence
A response does not guarantee an invitation to a future procurement, and non-response will not prejudice potential bidders.
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“a response ... does not guarantee an invitation to participate in this or any future procurement”; “Potential bidders will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond”.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-market engagement only
99% confidence
This is a planning-stage soft market test, not a confirmed competition; a future procurement may not proceed and participation does not secure an invitation.
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“The Council will consider the responses ... to help inform the options appraisal”; “does not guarantee an invitation to participate in this or any future procurement exercise”.
Final scope and requirements
98% confidence
Unknown pending the Council's options appraisal and decision-making process.
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The exercise is intended to gather “views and ideas about the future provision of rent income management” and inform “options appraisal and the decision-making process”.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown in the supplied notice data.
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submission_deadline is null.
Commercial and contract terms
98% confidence
Unknown; no confirmed future contract duration, pricing model, payment terms or scope allocation is supplied.
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Relevant source fields are null or absent; the notice is market engagement.
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