Planning

Provision of IT Augment Resource Early Market Engagement

LONGHURST GROUP

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Planning

19 Nov 2024 at 15:50

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Longhurst Group, based in England, is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process for the "Provision of IT Augment Resource Early Market Engagement" contract. This contract, falling under the industry category of recruitment services, aims to secure additional IT resources to address business needs reactively. The engagement process is set to conclude on 19 December 2024, with businesses invited to complete an Early Market Engagement Questionnaire by 12:00 on that day. The procurement approach and service specification will be informed by the responses gathered during this early engagement phase. The contract’s value ranges from £600,000 to £1,000,000.

This tender presents significant opportunities for IT businesses, especially those specialising in IT augmentation and recruitment services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to participate. Companies with a keen understanding of specialised IT resource deployment and experience in technology landscape transformations would be well-suited to compete. Participation in the early engagement process will provide businesses with an opportunity to influence the procurement approach and service specifications, potentially giving them a competitive edge when the tender moves to the subsequent stages.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of IT Augment Resource Early Market Engagement

Notice Description

Longhurst Group is developing a tender for an IT augmented resource contract to enable additional resource to be provided reactively and in response to business needs. This resource capability needs to be highly specialised to reflect the Longhurst technology landscape to be able to deliver or contribute to the delivery of new IT systems or changes to IT systems. To assist this work, we would like to engage with representatives from interested organisations to seek and gather views regarding the specification and procurement approach. This will take place through interested organisations completing a Early Market Engagement Questionnaire. Information gathered from this early engagement will inform the procurement approach and service specification. The questionnaire can be accessed by this link https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=67319328-eca0-ef11-8132-005056b64545 Responses to the soft market testing questionnaire are due by 19 December 2024 at 12.00.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-3a4c40a8-ed15-45fa-9cfe-45f36c60d451
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17576212-2148-4b08-b1af-e8dda7a55c61
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
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Nov 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
19 Dec 2024Expired
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
LONGHURST GROUP
Contact Name
Zoe Berriman
Contact Email
procurement@longhurst-group.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
RUSHDEN
Postcode
NN10 6BS
Post Town
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF25 North Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
North Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Higham Ferrers
Westminster Constituency
Wellingborough and Rushden

Further Information

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