Planning

City of London Housing Repairs & Maintenance - Soft Market Testing

CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION

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Planning

30 Nov 2023 at 09:47

Summary of the contracting process

The City of London Corporation is planning a procurement process for Housing Repairs & Maintenance services through a Soft Market Testing exercise. This exercise aims to gather market input to shape the future procurement opportunity. Interested parties can complete a questionnaire on www.capitalesourcing.com and may be invited for further discussions. The outcome will inform an options appraisal leading to detailed reports in line with the City of London Housing Repairs & Maintenance tender procedures. The exercise is valued at £25,000,000 and is open to businesses specialising in repair and maintenance services.

This tender by the City of London Corporation presents an opportunity for businesses to engage in potential future procurement opportunities. Companies offering repair and maintenance services are well-suited to compete in this Soft Market Testing exercise. The Corporation emphasises adherence to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 throughout the process, ensuring fair competition. The planned future notice date for this tender is March 1, 2023, with communication facilitated through an atypical tool URL provided by the Corporation.

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Notice Title

City of London Housing Repairs & Maintenance - Soft Market Testing

Notice Description

SMT in this case is where the City of London Corporation, is at an early stage in development of its procurement strategy prior to formulating any formal procurement opportunity, seeks input from the market as to what might be the most potentially attractive way of packaging and scoping a future procurement opportunity. This exercise will also provide an opportunity for the Corporation, to obtain insight into how potential providers 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 the market. The City of London Corporation have developed a questionnaire (via www/capitalesourcing.com) that they would like interested parties to complete, interested parties may then be invited to meet with the project team to discuss in more detail the options if needed. As stated above the outcome of the SMT exercise will inform an options appraisal with recommendations. Further detailed reports will be prepared as appropriate in accordance with the City of London Housing Repairs & Maintenance tender and approval procedures, and in accordance with the Procurement Regulations. Potential participants will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the soft market testing. Potential participants must also note that a response to this request does not guarantee an invitation to participate in this or any future procurement that The City of London Corporation may conduct. Any procurement of the supply and services by the City of London Corporation will be carried out strictly in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Procurement Regulations").

Lot Information

Lot 1

Soft Market Testing exercise in relation to the upcoming tender for the City of London Housing Repairs & Maintenance contract.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-041de5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035303-2023
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

50 - Repair and maintenance services


CPV Codes

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£25,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Nov 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 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
Not specified
Contact Email
robert.pine@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
TLI London, TLI31 Camden and City of London

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

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