Notice Information
Notice Title
SOFT MARKET TESTING - PROVISION OF A DIGITAL GROWTH FACTORY
Notice Description
The Economy team at Winchester City Council are applying for PS40,000 of the UKSPF funding to deliver a Digital Growth Factory project which would meet the outputs and outcomes aligned with 'supporting local business'. The aim of this soft marketing exercise is to: * inform our draft budget * ascertain the approximate number of attendees on each element of the courses * obtain quotes for the project, please see details below * ensure our project and the outcomes and outputs are feasible and deliverable within the budget and * provide suggestions for alternative delivery modules if the budget is not sufficient. If successful in our application, we would seek to procure the delivery a digital growth factory which could include any/all of the following elements: * Commercialisation course *Acceleration support *Incubation and scale up course and/or *SME Digital Productivity Programme. Please provide a financial breakdown for each of the items listed in the full document, as well as the numbers you envisage attending each element of the programme. We would also welcome your feedback on feasibility and deliverability of the project and on any alternative solutions that would also achieve the outcomes and outputs, in the full document, required by the UKSPF. Please submit your response by 1 October 2023 including any further information that you think we might find useful to: awoods@winchester.gov.uk. For questions regarding this process you are welcome to contact Alison Woods, Business Engagement Manager, awoods@winchester.gov.uk. The council will not reimburse any costs associated with the submission of a response to this questionnaire. This questionnaire does not constitute an offer which is capable of acceptance and no contract will be entered into on the basis of the respondent's response to the soft market testing. The council reserves the right to terminate this process at any stage. Respondents intending to submit a response must obtain for themselves all information necessary for the preparation of their response. Information supplied by the council or contained in the questionnaire is supplied only for general guidance in the preparation of a proposal. Respondents must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of any such information and no responsibility is accepted by the council for any loss or damage of whatever kind. Please download the full brief which is downloadable as a PDF at the bottom of the page.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-909e7790-3e44-4877-8544-38f05177ac4d
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a09f526-f8e4-44d5-9cdc-22c3479b2211
- 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
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
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- CPV Codes
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Sep 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Oct 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
- WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WINCHESTER
- Postcode
- SO23 9LJ
- Post Town
- Southampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ36 Central Hampshire
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Winchester
- Electoral Ward
- St Michael
- Westminster Constituency
- Winchester
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a09f526-f8e4-44d5-9cdc-22c3479b2211
7th September 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/23a875a9-bf5a-4149-8ec2-6e43133eb3d0
Full soft market testing information document
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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