Planning

Early Engagement- Witness Tracing Services

BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY

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Planning

26 Jul 2022 at 14:23

Summary of the contracting process

The Business Energy and Industrial Strategy is initiating a procurement process for "Early Engagement - Witness Tracing Services" aimed at gathering information to support the Post Office Horizon Inquiry. This contract falls under the business services industry category, specifically law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, and security. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a key engagement deadline set for 9th August 2022, at 23:59 BST. Relevant stakeholders interested in participating are encouraged to attend a pre-market engagement session via MS Teams on the same day, starting at 11 am.

This tender presents significant opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) specialising in investigative services, data management, or consulting. Businesses adept at open-source information gathering and witness location services would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract, as the inquiry aims to procure expert services for effective witness tracing. Engaging with this process could thus facilitate growth and expansion for firms capable of delivering such specialised services.

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Notice Title

Early Engagement- Witness Tracing Services

Notice Description

The Post Office Horizon (IT) Inquiry needs to procure the services of a witness tracing service. The witness tracing service is required to support the Inquiry by carrying out open source information gathering and locating potential witnesses, with the information provided (such as names, last known addresses, date of birth, etc). This will help us locate witnesses to provide the inquiry with relevant evidence should the Chair so require, once we have located them. If you are interested in attending our pre-market engagement session on the 9th August 2022 11am-12pm, please email Zara Iqbal (zara.iqbal@beis.gov.uk) to register for attendance. The session will be held via MS Teams.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9dcedb94-1127-40f0-b4d6-dce971de12d6
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b2e783e-8817-4e20-b3db-5cab754d8971
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

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Jul 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
9 Aug 2022Expired
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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 0ET
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
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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