Planning

WM Placement Portal Replacement - Soft Market Sounding Exercise

BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

02 Mar 2021 at 15:06

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Birmingham City Council is initiating a Soft Market Sounding Exercise titled "WM Placement Portal Replacement", aimed at identifying a web-based IT solution for a single portal that will facilitate service brokerage and placement searches across 14 local authorities and children's trusts in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. This procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with the engagement end date set for 26 March 2021. The project falls under the IT services sector, classified as CPV code 72000000. Interested suppliers can participate via the In-Tend e-Tendering system, for which free registration is mandatory to access the tender documents.

This tender represents an opportunity for businesses, especially small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), to showcase innovative IT solutions that meet the high-level functional and technical requirements outlined by Birmingham City Council. By participating in this process, businesses have the chance to contribute to the development of a robust online portal, potentially enhancing their market presence and driving growth through collaboration with public sector organisations in the West Midlands region.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

WM Placement Portal Replacement - Soft Market Sounding Exercise

Notice Description

Birmingham City Council (BCC) is working with West Midlands Children's Services (a collaborative of 14 Local Authorities (LA's) and Children's Trusts (Trusts)) to undertake Soft Market testing exercise for a web-based IT solution that provides a single portal for use by all 14 LA's and Trusts that enables brokerage of services and placements searches across a number of frameworks. The West Midlands Local Authorities & Trusts include Birmingham Children's Trust, Coventry City Council, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Herefordshire Council, Sandwell Children's Trust, Shropshire County Council, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Staffordshire County Council, Stoke-On-Trent City Council, Borough of Telford & Wrekin , Walsall Council, Warwickshire County Council, Wolverhampton City Council and Worcestershire Children First. There are approx. 200 staff from commissioning and placements teams across the 14 LAs and Trusts that are registered users of the current system and around 800 providers. This is subject to change as new frameworks are added. The Birmingham City Council (BCC) though this market testing exercise is looking for supplier(s) who can provide the council with a secure online portal for Child Care Placement service. The purpose of this Soft Market Testing Exercise is to gain a better understanding of what solutions are available in the market that could provide a viable alternative or enhancement to the Council's current online portal and to support BCC in development a specification. Birmingham City Council has also provided a few general high-level functional requirements that the existing online account solution provides, plus several high-level technical requirements. Suppliers are asked to rate their own offerings in relation to these. The existing system is due to expire in 2022 and we are interested to learn about innovative ideas and potential future solutions for its replacement. Birmingham City Council will be using its e-Tendering system, In-Tend, for the administration of this process and supplier must register with the system to be able to obtain the documents. The web address is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc. Registration and use of In-Tend is free. All correspondence for this process must be via the In-Tend correspondence function. If you are unable to register with In-Tend, please either email:cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call +44 1214648000. Your completed submission should be returned by noon on 26 March 2021 (5pm) using In-Tend. Please note that this is not a call for competition.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-0938178b-e135-4d87-964e-ff5fa2274277
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e89906e-4aa4-4e5b-93a4-a6a8ba933198
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
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Mar 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
26 Mar 2021Expired
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
BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Corporate Procurement Services
Contact Email
etendering@birmingham.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B4 7WB
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Newtown
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Further Information

Notice Documents

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