Planning

Soft Market Testing (SMT) - Tower Bridge Events Management

THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON

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Planning

16 Feb 2023 at 11:14

Summary of the contracting process

The City of London Corporation is conducting a Soft Market Testing exercise for a new Tower Bridge Events Management Contract. Interested organisations must submit their SMT questionnaire by 3 March 2023 through the capitalesourcing portal. Participation in the SMT will not restrict future procurement opportunities, and no advantage will be given based on SMT responses. The buying organisation is The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, a Regional or local authority. The procurement is categorized under Event services, with the main procurement category as services.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the event services industry to potentially secure a future procurement contract with the City of London Corporation. Companies offering event management services could benefit from participating in this Soft Market Testing exercise to provide input on packaging and scoping future procurement opportunities for the Tower Bridge Events Management contract. Business organisations based in the UK or dealing with UK events are well-suited to compete in this procurement process, which is currently in the planning stage with a future notice date set for 5 June 2023.

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Notice Title

Soft Market Testing (SMT) - Tower Bridge Events Management

Notice Description

This is a soft market testing exercise in relation to an upcoming requirement the City of London Corporation (the City) has for a new Tower Bridge Events Management Contract. The soft market testing will involve the submission of the SMT questionnaire to be received by 17:00 on 3 March 2023 via the capitalesourcing portal (www.capitalesourcing.com) If your organisation would like to participate in this soft market testing exercise, it can do so by downloading, completing and returning the SMT Questionnaire which can be found on the City's eProcurement portal at: www.capitalesourcing.com, refer to the Reference number: prj_COL_21716 or itt_COL_16794. The City will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their applicable SMT Questionnaire(s). Participation or non-participation in the SMT shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the SMT shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participants will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the SMT or failure to attend any follow up interviews that may be arranged at the absolute discretion of the City. Participation in this SMT will be at each organisation's own cost. No expense in responding to this SMT will be reimbursed by the City.

Lot Information

Lot 1

SMT in this case is where the CoL, is at an early stage in development of its proposals but prior to formulating any formal procurement opportunity, it seeks input from the market as to what might be the most attractive way of packaging and scoping a future procurement opportunity for Tower Bridge Events Management contract.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a615
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004736-2023
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

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


CPV Codes

79952000 - Event services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Feb 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
4 Jun 2023Expired
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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
robert.pine@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC2P 2EJ
Post Town
Central London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Clerkenwell
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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