Planning

Soft Market Testing Exercise for a Library Management System

NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY

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Planning

09 Oct 2019 at 10:14

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is currently engaged in a planning stage for the "Soft Market Testing Exercise for a Library Management System". This exercise aims to explore potential solutions in the library management sector, specifically within the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom. Interested suppliers are invited to respond to NTU's requirements no later than 3:00 PM on the 1st of November 2019. Following this, selected participants may be invited to discussions in November to present their insights, which will help inform NTU's formal procurement strategy for the library management solution.

This soft market testing provides a prime opportunity for businesses in the technology and software development sectors to showcase their capabilities in library management systems. Companies that specialise in software solutions, particularly those with innovative approaches to library management, will find this engagement valuable. Participating in this early-stage process allows organisations to influence future procurement requirements and gain insight into NTU's needs, potentially positioning them favourably for upcoming formal procurement opportunities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Soft Market Testing Exercise for a Library Management System

Notice Description

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) wants to invite suppliers to participate in a pre-procurement market engagement or soft market testing exercise regarding the intended procurement of a library management solution (LMS). We wish to engage in discussions prior to formulating our final procurement strategy and finalising our requirements. This exercise is to help us to assess the maturity and depth of the marketplace, and also to understand what kinds of solutions could potentially meet our requirements. The process will also inform and scope the intended future procurement exercise, and help interested organisations understand our requirements. At this stage, we will not be formally assessing proposals, so nothing provided at this stage will be evaluated as part of any future procurement process. We welcome responses from organisations who feel that they have ideas on how our vision can be delivered, and comment on the extent to which our requirements are reasonable, realistic and properly specified. . If you feel your organisation is able to contribute to this exercise, please email david.bailey02@ntu.ac.uk to request a document containing further details. Please then provide responses to the questions in the document and return it via email to david.bailey02@ntu.ac.uk by 15:00 on the 1 November 2019. Following receipt of the responses, and depending on the information obtained, we expect to invite a maximum of five respondents to attend separate open-dialogue workshop sessions to present and discuss their responses during November. A decision will then be made internally on the best procurement approach to take. Organisations not attending a session will not be disadvantaged in any future procurement, as this pre-procurement market engagement is only an exploratory fact-finding exercise: it is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. Any supplier invited to present or provide information to NTU is doing so to support pre-procurement market research only, to help make any future procurement more focused and efficient, and to clarify NTU's requirements. The expected formal procurement process will start only after completion of this pre-procurement market engagement or soft market testing exercise.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-2aeae07d-5a76-449e-8f86-97d013c0b113
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab2f754a-d410-4361-be36-3717f69d9d03
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

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48161000 - Library management system

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Oct 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Nov 2019Expired
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
NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
David Bailey
Contact Email
david.bailey02@ntu.ac.uk
Contact Phone
0115 8488747

Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG1 4GH
Post Town
Nottingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF14 Nottingham
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Nottingham
Electoral Ward
Hyson Green & Arboretum
Westminster Constituency
Nottingham East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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