Notice Information
Notice Title
Early engagement and soft market testing - DWP Fire Risk Assessment Services
Notice Description
DWP is engaging with the market early and prior to starting a procurement exercise, in order to establish the following: - If there is a sufficient supplier base to ensure robust competition? - What the appetite is amongst suppliers to provide these services to DWP? - How attractive is the proposed contract to suppliers? - Will suppliers have the capacity to submit a tender and/or are they planning to submit tenders for similar services to other Contracting Authorities in 2023/4? - Are there any new market or technological developments relating to this type of contract that might inform the specification? - What are common SLAs/ KPIs used in the market for this type of contract? Additional information: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is investigating a potential future exercise to procure a Fire Risk Assessments and Management Service across the DWP Estate. This comprises of c. 1000 offices across England, Scotland and Wales. DWP is seeking an insight from market operators to assess market suitability, support the DWP's understanding of the available services, and identify market innovations prior to publishing our requirements. To support this the Department is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) attached to this PIN which outlines the potential requirement in more detail, proposed timelines and also looks to secure valuable feedback from the market. We invite market operators to complete the attached questionnaire and return to fire.riskassessments@dwp.gov.uk by 22/9/2023. This market feedback will inform our requirements. Market operators should be aware DWP is not committed to or guarantees a procurement at this stage. DWP reserves the right to withdraw or amend the intentions of this Prior Information Notice at any time. Any costs incurred in participating in the pre-market engagement be borne by the market operator. Please note that the Department for Work and Pensions uses e-tendering provided by bravosolutions. The full suite of documentation including specification and specific details relating to this procurement will be available here if we proceed to market. If you are interested in this opportunity you will need to register for access to the system. If you are already registered, please check that your registration includes DWP in order to correctly receive the tender documents. The link to register or make amendments is as follows: https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk/. If you have any problems whilst registering, please contact the eProcurement helpdesk on 0800 368 4850 or email help@bravosolution.co.uk
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-5f90bc23-fcd3-4250-84f0-0e2bed02ecbd
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc7ea84b-fefd-4682-8300-f981866e21ac
- 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
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
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- CPV Codes
71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Sep 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 22 Sep 2023Expired
- 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
- DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WESTMINSTER, LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1H 9NA
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland
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- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc7ea84b-fefd-4682-8300-f981866e21ac
1st September 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d966c05-63ff-4c63-8c91-cdc417fa0f56
1st September 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f03583df-0c68-4c4b-a01c-100372049327
1st September 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/da758e84-fb8c-4e31-9870-678ca8cde499
1st September 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk
Early engagement and soft market testing - DWP Fire Risk Assessment Services
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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