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Gazetteer Management and Web Mapping System

Details

Buyer: Leicester City Council
Topic: Software package and information systems
Published: 7 October 2026
Submission: 4 November 2026in 4 weeks
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

As a unitary authority the Council maintains both Street and Address Gazetteers, with approximately 5000 streets and 170,000 BLPUs (Basic Land & Property Units) with associated BLPU polygons. A comprehensive viewable Web Mapping service (with over 200 map sets and 650 plus layers (excluding basemap layers) is provided to both public and internal users (several hundred per day) with many different versions with different functionalities, including limited data input option e.g. for public consultations/issue reporting. The system also provides simple maps embedded into the Council’s web site as well textual ‘FindMyLocal’ service. The tender is to replace both elements and will include the migration of all data and configuration of equivalent map sets, versions and functionality i.e. approximately 650 layers/tables and 200 mapsets, associated macros, styling, templates, themes etc. Keywords: Web Mapping System, Gazetteer Management

Timeline

Completed: Tender published7 October 2026
Current notice
Next: Submission date4 November 2026in 4 weeks

About the buyer

Leicester City Council buys as a local authority, advertising most opportunities through East Midlands Tenders, its regional supplier portal. Larger contracts appear on Find a Tender instead, where any supplier awarded a contract must also register from April 2026. Some contracts run through outside frameworks, including ESPO and the Government Commercial Agency. Suppliers apply to those bodies directly to become approved framework suppliers. A two-year procurement plan for 2026 to 2028 is published on the council's open data site. Supplier selection also weighs social value, such as local job creation and environmental impact, alongside price.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Leicester City Council's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and software and information systems.