Planning

PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE - Visitor App (Market Engagement)

WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

22 Oct 2018 at 10:35

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Winchester City Council is currently in the planning stage of the procurement process for developing a Visitor App, as detailed in their Prior Information Notice (PIN) dated 22nd October 2018. This project falls under the software package and information systems industry category, and the app aims to enhance the visitor experience in Winchester. Interested parties are encouraged to engage with the council by the end of the engagement period on 30th November 2018. The council is not yet committing to a formal procurement process, which means businesses can freely participate in this market engagement.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for technology companies specialising in application development, especially those with expertise in multi-release projects and GDPR compliance. Businesses capable of providing scalable, interactive, and accessible software solutions across platforms (iOS and Android) would be particularly well-suited to compete for this potential contract. The project invites innovative ideas for features like augmented reality, geo-tagging, and user-friendly content management systems, making it an attractive prospect for digital solution providers looking to expand their portfolio in the public sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE - Visitor App (Market Engagement)

Notice Description

** This is not a procurement exercise by the Council ** Winchester City Council (WCC) is exploring the possibilities around developing a high quality visitor experience application for the City of Winchester. Depending on findings, the Council will look to engage an application development partner to develop, deploy and keep updated this app. We are looking to hear from interested parties who have experience relevant for a multi-release project in this vein. The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to notify the market place and seek engagement regarding Winchester City Council's requirements - this stage of the project therefore does not form an initial stage of a formal procurement process. The Council is not committing at this stage to carrying out such a process and participation or non-participation in this market engagement exercise shall not prevent any service provider participating in a potential procurement process should that occur in due course. The app will need to be GDPR compliant, multi-platform (IoS and Android, freely available through online stores) and multi-language. The app should also be scalable so we can add further content, imagery, media and augmentation as required. Reporting and data capture are also required to capture information such as uptake, usage and movement, which would be WCC owned. The desire is for the main functional elements of the app to include: * Fully accessible and updatable CMS / Asset store with geo-tags and attribute fields as specified by WCC - this will drive the content that gets displayed in the functional areas below * API capable * Trails & routes * Interests planner * Interactive map (with geo-fencing and location mapping) * Treasure hunts * "Augmented moments" (tied to assets, locations or sites) - augmented reality, image recognition, augmented backgrounds, models, images overlays etc. This could either be as part of any platform design or accessed from a separate piece of software not tied to this app or contract. * Ability to also display other media, text, audio or similar content (either from the App, or linked from elsewhere) * PUSH notifications (for both informative and marketing purposes) * Ability to handle in-App purchases The above is not exhaustive and is a set of outline descriptions - the app will need to also provide more 'static' informational content as well as the more functional elements above. WCC has created initial outline specification, requirements and style documentation to support the above and expand on the details, along with wireframes and storyboards for visualising our ideas of design and usability - these are to help shape any further discussions or development ideas as they progress, and are not prescriptive. These documents and requirements are available to discuss and share with any interested parties to better shape any engagement. Additional information: For any further discussions or supporting documentation (initial outline specification, requirements, storyboards / wireframes and style guides) to support the above and expand on the details, please contact Chris Roberts using the details provided

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9a7fed5-8caa-4487-b260-b85e3f461cc5
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Nov 2018Expired
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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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

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