Planning

Values and Behaviours - Culture Development - Soft Market Testing

CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION

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Planning

30 Sep 2024 at 10:43

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of London Corporation is currently in the planning phase for a procurement initiative titled "Values and Behaviours - Culture Development - Soft Market Testing." The focus is on human resources management consultancy services, with the primary location being London, United Kingdom. Key dates include the engagement end date on 14th October 2024. This soft market testing endeavours to gather insights from the market to effectively shape an upcoming formal procurement opportunity, ensuring that potential suppliers help determine the best approach for service delivery.

This tender offers excellent growth opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in human resources consultancy and organisational development. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations are particularly encouraged to participate. The exercise aims to collect valuable market intelligence that will inform future procurement strategies, offering businesses the chance to influence the scope and requirements of a significant project. Interested parties are required to complete a provided questionnaire, with the potential of further engagement through face-to-face discussions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Values and Behaviours - Culture Development - Soft Market Testing

Notice Description

The soft market testing (SMT), in this case is where City Corporation, at an early stage in development of its proposals but prior to formulating any formal procurement opportunity, seeks input from the market as to what might be the most attractive way of packaging and scoping a future procurement opportunity. This exercise will provide an opportunity for City Corporation to obtain insight into how participants might approach the delivery of the service in question. It also gives useful early insight into the likely level of interest in a proposed project from that market. Invited participants will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the soft market testing or failure to attend any follow up face-to-face interviews that may be arranged. Participants must also note that a response to this notice does not guarantee an invitation to participate in this or any future procurement that City Corporation may conduct, nor that City Corporation will procure any such supply and services or accepts any proposals offered. Any procurement of the supply and services by City Corporation will be carried out strictly in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. City Corporation has developed a questionnaire (attached at the end of this document) that they would like interested parties to complete; interested participants MAY then be invited to meet with the project team to discuss in more detail the options. As stated above, the outcome of the SMT exercise will inform our procurement options appraisal with recommendations. Further detailed reports will be prepared as appropriate in accordance with the City Corporation's tender and approval procedures, and in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e24b2a07-fff5-4280-a913-c0a53154a776
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a584922-0cb1-4443-92a5-f722fe18e626
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

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

CPV Codes

79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
14 Oct 2024Expired
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
CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
daria.faeti@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC2 2EJ
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified
Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Further Information

Notice Documents

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