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WM Placement Portal Replacement Soft Market Sounding Exercise

Birmingham City Council

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02 Mar 2021 at 14:08

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Birmingham City Council (BCC) is currently in the planning stage of a Soft Market Testing Exercise aimed at exploring potential solutions for a Child Care Placement Portal Replacement software. This procurement is classified under IT services, specifically software development and support, and is open to suppliers capable of providing innovative web-based portal solutions. Interested parties must register with BCC's e-Tendering system, In-Tend, to access the necessary documentation, with submissions due by noon on 26 March 2021. The council's contact point for queries is the Corporate Procurement Services, reachable at +44 1214648000.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those focusing on software development and online portal solutions. Suppliers offering innovative technological solutions or those experienced in similar projects for public sector organisations, particularly in child care or service brokerage, will find this opportunity particularly suited to their capabilities. Engaging with this Soft Market Testing process may lead to further procurement opportunities as BCC develops its specifications based on market feedback.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

WM Placement Portal Replacement Soft Market Sounding Exercise

Notice Description

The Birmingham City Council (BCC) though this market testing exercise is looking for supplier(s) who can provide the council with a secure online portal for Child Care Placement service. The purpose of this Soft Market Testing Exercise is to gain a better understanding of what solutions are available in the market that could provide a viable alternative or enhancement to the Council's current online portal and to support BCC in development a specification. The questionnaire provided in the Soft Market Testing pack includes a range of BCC services and transactions type, some of which are available through existing online portal. Birmingham City Council has also provided a few general high-level functional requirements that the existing online account solution provides, plus several high-level technical requirements. Suppliers are asked to rate their own offerings in relation to these. If you are interested in tendering, please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender portal, detail on how to register on the e-tender portal is below.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Birmingham City Council (BCC) is working with West Midlands Children's Services (a collaborative of 14 Local Authorities (LA's) and Children's Trusts (Trusts)) to undertake Soft Market testing exercise for a web-based IT solution that provides a single portal for use by all 14 LA's and Trusts that enables brokerage of services and placements searches across a number of frameworks. The West Midlands Local Authorities & Trusts include Birmingham Children's Trust, Coventry City Council, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Herefordshire Council, Sandwell Children's Trust, Shropshire County Council, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Staffordshire County Council, Stoke-On-Trent City Council, Borough of Telford & Wrekin , Walsall Council, Warwickshire County Council, Wolverhampton City Council and Worcestershire Children First. There are approx. 200 staff from commissioning and placements teams across the 14 LAs and Trusts that are registered users of the current system and around 800 providers. This is subject to change as new frameworks are added. The existing system is due to expire in 2022 and we are interested to learn about innovative ideas and potential future solutions for its replacement. To take part in the Soft Market Testing exercise, please visit our etendering portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamc The BCC would very much like to hear from a range of different suppliers to the market. Both service and product options are of interest.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-029791
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004140-2021
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Mar 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
17 May 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

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
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B4 7WB
Postcode Area
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

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