Planning

Soft Market Testing - City Advice Service

CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION

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Planning

29 Nov 2024 at 15:24

Summary of the contracting process

The City of London Corporation is in the planning stage of a procurement process for a new City Advice Service, focused on health and social work services. This process is currently engaging in Pre-procurement Market Engagement (PPME) to gather supplier feedback, which will inform future decisions regarding the formal procurement process. Interested organisations are required to submit their completed soft market testing (SMT) questionnaires via the CapitalESourcing portal by 12:00 pm on 3 January 2025. The procurement stage is categorised as services within the regional location of UKI.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social work services to expand their operations by engaging with a prominent local authority. Companies with expertise in providing advisory and support services would particularly benefit from participating in this engagement. By taking part in this PPME, businesses can align their offerings to better meet the needs of the City of London Corporation's upcoming requirements, thereby positioning themselves competitively for the actual procurement phase. Additionally, this engagement phase is a strategic opportunity for businesses to provide input that could shape the scope and structure of the future procurement process.

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Notice Title

Soft Market Testing - City Advice Service

Notice Description

The City of London Corporation (the 'City') is carrying out Pre-procurement market engagement ('PPME') in relation to a City Advice Service. The City will consider the feedback received to help inform its options and 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 from 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. The City will reimburse no expense in responding to this PPME. Please refer to II.2.4) for more information.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a soft market testing exercise in relation to an upcoming requirement the City of London Corporation (the City) has for a new City Advice Service. The soft market testing will involve the submission of the SMT questionnaire -- to be received by 12.00pm Noon on 03.01.2025 via the capital esourcingportal. If your organisation would like to participate in this market engagement exercise, it can do so by completing and returning the soft market testing questionnaire which can be found on the City's e-procurement portal at www.capitalesourcing.com Participants should register as a supplier on the portal on the aforementioned link (if not already), then search for the opportunity titled 'City Advice Service' where the questionnaire can be obtained. Please ensure the questionnaire is uploaded to the capital esourcing portal www.capitalesourcing.com by 12.00pm Noon on 03.01.2025.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c13e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038641-2024
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

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Nov 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
29 Nov 2024Expired
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
mohammad.mostafa@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

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

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