Tender

QU493 - Smart city maturity assessment and Roadmap development

BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

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Tender

22 Jun 2021 at 16:22

Summary of the contracting process

The Birmingham City Council is seeking tenders for the project titled "QU493 - Smart city maturity assessment and Roadmap development". This initiative falls under the Digital Mapping Services category and aims to assess the city's digital transformation capabilities, establishing Birmingham as a leading digital city. The procurement process is currently in the Tender stage, with a deadline for submissions set for 5th July 2021. The contract is expected to commence on 27th July 2021 and will span a period of three months, concluding on 27th October 2021. Interested suppliers must register with the Birmingham City Council's e-tendering system to participate.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in digital technologies, information systems, and urban development solutions. Companies with expertise in stakeholder engagement, digital assessments, and strategic planning are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The focus on building a robust roadmap for digital infrastructure opens avenues for innovation and investment in Birmingham, making it an attractive prospect for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) looking to expand their footprint in the digital services sector.

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Notice Title

QU493 - Smart city maturity assessment and Roadmap development

Notice Description

The Council recognises the importance of digital technologies in developing its economic recovery plans and enabling digital transformation of council services. It believes that it could have a multifaceted role in influencing and shaping City developments, projects and programmes that will enable the City to be established as a leading digital city on the global stage. Therefore it is developing a Digital City workstream as part of its Digital Birmingham brand as an opportunity to address city-wide challenges, and also to create the future proof infrastructure and necessary conditions and ecosystems to enable the City to achieve its strategic outcomes. It aims to collaborate and consult with city partners and stakeholders to establish an evidence-based understanding of its current digital and smart city levels of maturity benchmarked against the world's leading cities and then use this as a basis for developing a robust Roadmap of deliverable and prioritised projects and programmes that would enable it to achieve the following outcomes; (i) Birmingham is a recognised leading digital city under the Digital Birmingham brand (ii) Birmingham is a preferred place of choice for digital innovation, (iii) Increased levels of digital investment are attracted to the city, (iv) Council services are utilising new technologies and innovative solutions, The successful supplier(s) will be expected to use their knowledge and expertise to deliver the following outputs; (i) Output 1 - Stakeholder Engagement (ii) Output 2 - Smart city maturity assessment benchmarked against the leading digital cities across the world (iii) Output 3 - A phased Roadmap setting out the projects and programmes deliverable over the short term and an outline of long term projects and programmes required over the long term (iv) Output 4 - A recommended digital city governance structure aligned to existing City Governance (v) Ways of Working and delivery of Outputs It is intended that the contract will be for a period of 3 months commencing no later than 21/07/2021 until 21/10/2021. The contract is a fixed term contract with defined outcomes to deliver. The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. You will then be sent details on how to log on which will enable you to download all relevant quotation documentation. If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please either email us at: cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call CPS Helpdesk on 0121 464 8000. Your completed quotation submission should be returned by noon on ... Additional information: If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal. Delivery Notes Birmingham Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1dc38683-09ef-4e92-8c94-063571b873aa
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

48326100 - Digital mapping system

48810000 - Information systems

71354100 - Digital mapping services

72222000 - Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services

72222100 - Information systems or technology strategic review services

72222200 - Information systems or technology planning services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jun 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
5 Jul 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
27 Jul 2021 - 27 Oct 2021 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WEST MIDLANDS
Postcode
B4 7WB
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Newtown
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Further Information

Notice Documents

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