Notice Information
Notice Title
BlueLight Commercial - Social Media Management Platforms Market Engagement - PIN Extension
Notice Description
Original PIN reference 20241010-000003Extended Deadline to respond: 12 noon, Thursday 17th OctoberBlueLight Commercial Market Engagement Event - Social Media Management Platform(SMMP) BlueLight Commercial (BLC) are issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as an invitation to our Market Engagement Event to gather market intelligence and to gain a better understanding of the capacity of the market for the delivery of Social Media Management Platforms that will be used by UK emergency services, including police, fire and rescue, and ambulance services.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Original PIN reference 20241010-000003Extended Deadline to respond: 12 noon, Thursday 17th OctoberBlueLight Commercial Market Engagement Event - Social Media Management Platform(SMMP) BlueLight Commercial (BLC) are issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as an invitation to our Market Engagement Event to gather market intelligence and to gain a better understanding of the capacity of the market for the delivery of Social Media Management Platforms that will be used by UK emergency services, including police, fire and rescue, and ambulance services.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ac4b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033192-2024
- 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
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £12,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Oct 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 3 Jan 2025Expired
- 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
- BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Amy McTear
- Contact Email
- amy.mctear@bluelight.police.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B4 6DG
- Post Town
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Ladywood
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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