--- title: "Soft Market Testing - City Advice Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-01b5b090-46d9-4f30-9f02-de2bd3f8d3ab" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-01b5b090-46d9-4f30-9f02-de2bd3f8d3ab" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-01b5b090-46d9-4f30-9f02-de2bd3f8d3ab.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-01b5b090-46d9-4f30-9f02-de2bd3f8d3ab.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION" published: "2024-11-29" --- # Soft Market Testing - City Advice Service Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-01b5b090-46d9-4f30-9f02-de2bd3f8d3ab [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-01b5b090-46d9-4f30-9f02-de2bd3f8d3ab) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-01b5b090-46d9-4f30-9f02-de2bd3f8d3ab.json) ## Summary The City of London Corporation is conducting a soft market testing exercise for a forthcoming "City Advice Service" project, which will fall under the industry category of Health and Social Work services (CPV 85000000). This planning stage procurement is set in London, United Kingdom, with key participation due dates outlined. Interested parties must submit the SMT questionnaire by 12:00 PM Noon on 3rd January 2025 via the City's e-procurement portal, capitalesourcing.com. The service aims to offer free, impartial, and non-judgemental advice to City of London residents, workers, and students, including tenants from ten other estates in six London boroughs. This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for SMEs and VCSEs, who are encouraged to participate in the market engagement exercise. By involving in this preliminary stage, businesses have the opportunity to influence the development of the tender specifications and showcase their expertise to the City of London Corporation. Participation does not guarantee future procurement advantage but allows businesses to familiarize themselves with the needs and expectations of the Corporation, positioning themselves to compete effectively in the subsequent formal tender process. ## Notice The City of London Corporation (the 'City') is carrying out Pre-procurement market engagement ('PPME') in relation to a City Advice Service The City of London (the City) commissions a standalone 'City Advice' service to provide free, impartial and non-judgemental information and advice to the City of London residents (approx. 9,000) , workers and students. The City of London Corporation additionally manages ten other estates situated in six different London boroughs whose tenants are eligible for access to City Advice. The service is accessed via face to face appointments, home visits where necessary, drop ins to a location bordering the City and also via telephone, e-mail and website. 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. Additional information: 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca2bdefe-5956-4c48-901c-b19103a3e912 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Nov 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 3 Jan 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC2P 2EJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington | | Local authority | Islington | | Electoral ward | Clerkenwell | | Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 29 Nov 2024 at 15:24 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca2bdefe-5956-4c48-901c-b19103a3e912 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca2bdefe-5956-4c48-901c-b19103a3e912 29th November 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.capitalesourcing.com Soft Market Testing - City Advice Service ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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