How to win: Pre-market engagement - Provision of Electronic Tendering System

About this contract

**Please note this is a pre-market engagement exercise** Cottsway has a contract in place for an e-tendering system, and the contract is due to expire in March 2027. The anticipated new contract period is 3 years, with an option to extend for up to 2 additional years. This pre-market engagement seeks to gather information from suppliers to assess market capability and inform the development of the procurement strategy, specification, and potential route to market, with any insights obtained used solely to shape our approach should we decide to proceed. For more information on this pre-market engagement please refer to the specification which can be found by registering here https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cottsway/aspx/Home To participate, please express your interest via the correspondence function within In Tend no later than 12 pm on Friday 12 June. All communication must take place through the In Tend platform. After expressing your interest, please provide a brief submission containing: • Company name • Product name • Contact details of those wishing to attend (including email address) This pre-market engagement is issued for information-gathering purposes only and does not consti

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — COTTSWAY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for goods work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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