Planning

Soft Market Testing (SMT) - Op Creative Portal

CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION

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Planning

12 Dec 2023 at 14:30

Summary of the contracting process

The City of London Corporation is conducting a soft market testing exercise for a new Op Creative Portal Contract. The procurement, classified under information technology services, is at the planning stage with a deadline for submitting the soft market testing questionnaire by 10th January 2024. This contract opportunity is for services related to the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) and will involve operations in Guildhall, London, and other City of London premises.

This tender presents an opportunity for IT service providers interested in application services. Businesses suited for this tender should focus on information technology services and have experience in dealing with intellectual property infringement matters. The City of London Corporation plays the role of the buying organisation, and the procurement method is a soft market testing exercise to gather market input for shaping a future procurement opportunity.

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Notice Title

Soft Market Testing (SMT) - Op Creative Portal

Notice Description

This is a soft market testing exercise in relation to an upcoming requirement the City of London (CoL) has for a new Op Creative Portal Contract. The soft market testing will involve the submission of the SMT questionnaire to be received by 12:00 on 10th January 2024 via the capitalesourcing portal (www.capitalesourcing.com). If your organisation would like to participate in this soft market testing exercise, it should firstly complete, sign and return the Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA), via the portal, prior to being able to access the SMT questionnaire. The supplier then can complete and return the SMT Questionnaire. The SMT will be sent once the supplier has returned the NDA via: www.capitalesourcing.com, refer to the Reference number: prj_COL_23175 or pqq_COL_1929. 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 an Op Creative Portal contract. This contract covers the City of London Police as part of the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU). The City of London Police has number of specialist departments. One of these departments is the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU). PIPCU deals with a wide variety of criminal matters that related Intellectual Property (IP) infringement. This departments two main areas of work are hard goods and online IP infringement. PIPCU operates two online website domain disruptions operations called Creative and Ashiko Operation Creative launched in April 2014, it is a ground-breaking initiative designed to disrupt and prevent websites from providing unauthorised access to copyrighted content, led by the PIPC in partnership with the creative and advertising industries.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0424f1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036533-2023
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

72222300 - Information technology services

72416000 - Application service providers

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
12 Dec 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
Mitchell Walker
Contact Email
mitchell.walker@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

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