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Election Management System Pre Market engagement[E16]

Barnsley, South Yorkshire, United KingdomBarnsley Metropolitan Borough Council[E1]

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In plain English

What they want
The Council is intending to undertake a procurement exercise for the provision of an Electoral Services Management System to support the delivery of the statutory functions and responsibilities of the Electoral Registration Officer and Returning Officer.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Expected deadline
Not stated
Published 23 Oct 2026.
Value
Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
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Expected deadline
Not stated
Value
Not stated
Published[E14]
23 Oct 2026
Procedure
Not stated
Source
UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
14 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

The Council is intending to undertake a procurement exercise for the provision of an Electoral Services Management System to support the delivery of the statutory functions and responsibilities of the Electoral Registration Officer and Returning Officer. In order to help inform such an exercise, the Council in undertaking this pre-market engagement stage to explore what is available and seek feedback and guidance from the supply market.[E9]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: UK, United Kingdom.[E10]
  • ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E11]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot LOT-0000 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E12]
  • DetailLot LOT-0000 runs from 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2030.[E7]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • RiskBidding has not opened. Scope and dates can change before the call for competition.[E13]
  • UnknownNo submission deadline we could read in the notice data.
  • UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC

    The source published a planning or prior information notice. Bidding has not opened.

    Source document 100335-2026

Evidence

16 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.

    Document 100335-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 72000000 (IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support).

    Document 100335-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/4/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    The notice is classified under CPV 48100000 (Industry specific software package).

    Document 100335-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/1/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    The notice is classified under CPV 48311100 (Document management system).

    Document 100335-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/2/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The notice is classified under CPV 48612000 (Database-management system).

    Document 100335-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/3/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    The notice is classified under CPV 48000000 (Software package and information systems).

    Document 100335-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    Lot LOT-0000 runs from 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2030.

    “2027-01-01T00:00:00Z to 2030-12-31T23:59:59Z”

    Document 100335-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.

    Document 100335-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “The Council is intending to undertake a procurement exercise for the provision of an Electoral Services Management System to support the delivery of the statutory functions and responsibilities of the Electoral Registration Officer and Returning Officer. In order to help inform…”

    Document 100335-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    Delivery location: UK, United Kingdom.

    Document 100335-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).

    Document 100335-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    The buyer marks lot LOT-0000 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

    “sme: true”

    Document 100335-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  13. E13

    This is a planning or market engagement notice. Bidding has not opened.

    Document 100335-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  14. E14

    The notice was published on 23 Oct 2026.

    “2026-10-23T11:04:20+01:00”

    Document 100335-2026, field /date, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  15. E15

    Find a Tender gives the tender status as planning.

    Document 100335-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  16. E16

    The notice is titled "Election Management System Pre Market engagement".

    Document 100335-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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