Planning

Artsjobs and Artsnews: Hosting and Maintenance

THE ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND

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Planning

17 Aug 2018 at 12:47

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Arts Council England (ACE) is currently in the planning stage for a pre-market engagement process related to the procurement of hosting and maintenance services for the ArtsJobs and ArtsNews websites. The engagement aims to understand market capabilities and inform technical requirements. Interested parties must respond to the pre-market engagement questionnaire by 31 August 2018 at 17:00. The relevant industry category for this tender is "World wide web (www) site operation host services," and the location for this opportunity encompasses the United Kingdom and other regions, including the British Overseas Territories and Europe.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in website hosting and maintenance to engage with ACE. Companies that provide web operation services, particularly those experienced in the arts or cultural sectors, would be well-suited to compete. While participation in this engagement is not a prerequisite for future procurement applications, it offers a chance to showcase capabilities and influence potential service requirements, laying the groundwork for future collaborations with the Arts Council England.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Artsjobs and Artsnews: Hosting and Maintenance

Notice Description

The Arts Council England (ACE) is carrying out Pre-Market Engagement (PME) in relation to the future procurement of website related services for the ArtsJobs and ArtsNews website (http://www.artsjobs.org.uk/). ACE will consider the feedback received to help inform options and further decision making so that we can understand the market capabilities to inform our technical requirements. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process. Participation or non-participation in the PME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PME will be at each organisation's own cost. No expense in responding to this PME will be reimbursed by ACE. Additional information can be found via the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/GZJGJW7 Additional information: To participate in the pre-market engagement questionnaire please follow the link: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/GZJGJW7 The deadline for responding to the pre-market engagement questionnaire is the 31 August 2018 at 17:00.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-005c937b-4fc1-4787-98ff-ab4da1117144
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/815f82b7-6562-4074-a374-056c6935f0e4
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72415000 - World wide web (www) site operation host services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Aug 2018Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
WC1B 3HF
Post Town
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI36 Camden
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Camden
Electoral Ward
Bloomsbury
Westminster Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras

Further Information

Notice Documents

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