Planning

Service Desk

CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION

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Planning

23 Mar 2023 at 14:55

Summary of the contracting process

The City of London Corporation is carrying out pre-procurement market engagement for the provision of a service desk. The main procurement category is services in the IT industry. The market engagement exercise involves soft market testing until the deadline of 3rd April 2023. The City of London Corporation can be contacted at Guildhall, London, UK.

This tender by the City of London Corporation presents an opportunity for businesses in the IT services sector to participate in the upcoming procurement process for a service desk. Suitable businesses should be prepared for the soft market testing exercise and submit the required questionnaire by the specified deadline. Participation in this process can help companies establish a potential future partnership with the City of London Corporation.

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Notice Title

Service Desk

Notice Description

The City of London Corporation (the 'City') is carrying out Pre-procurement market engagement ('PPME') in relation to the provision of a service desk. The City will consider the feedback received to help inform its options and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this phase of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and the City is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PPME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PPME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PPME will be at each organisation's own cost. No expense in responding to this PPME will be reimbursed by the City. Please refer to II.2.4) Description of the procurement below for details on how to obtain the relevant documentation.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a soft market testing exercise in relation to a forthcoming procurement the City of London Corporation (the City) for the provision of a service desk The soft market testing will involve the submission of the SMT questionnaire -- to be received by 12:00 (noon) 3 April 2023. If your organisation would like to participate in this market engagement exercise, it can do so by completing and returning the market testing questionnaire which can be found on the City's E-procurement portal at www.capitalesourcing.com Please ensure the questionnaire is uploaded to the capital esourcing portal www.capitalesourcing.com

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b584
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008514-2023
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

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
23 Mar 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Mar 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
CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION
Contact Name
Geena Kaeda
Contact Email
geena.kaeda@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2076063030

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
Not specified

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

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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