--- title: "Birmingham City Council - Harnessing Technology and Digital to Deliver Better Services for Citizens" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-1cfd7119-e37c-4252-93e4-c0925f510a5e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1cfd7119-e37c-4252-93e4-c0925f510a5e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1cfd7119-e37c-4252-93e4-c0925f510a5e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1cfd7119-e37c-4252-93e4-c0925f510a5e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL" published: "2018-04-19" --- # Birmingham City Council - Harnessing Technology and Digital to Deliver Better Services for Citizens Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1cfd7119-e37c-4252-93e4-c0925f510a5e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1cfd7119-e37c-4252-93e4-c0925f510a5e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1cfd7119-e37c-4252-93e4-c0925f510a5e.json) ## Summary Birmingham City Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process aimed at harnessing technology and digital solutions to enhance services for its citizens. The buying organisation seeks to engage with technology vendors for various IT projects and services as part of its ICT and Digital Strategy from 2016 to 2021. A key milestone is the engagement end date, which is set for 10th May 2018. The supplier engagement event is scheduled for 11th May 2018, taking place at the ICentrum conference facility, located at 6 Holt Street, Birmingham, B7 4BP. The procurement is classified under software packages and information systems, with additional focus on maintenance of IT equipment and information technology services. This tender represents a significant opportunity for technology firms, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to collaborate with Birmingham City Council in transforming its IT and digital service landscape. The council’s strategic shift towards a multi-vendor model is designed to encourage innovation and flexibility, making it an ideal time for businesses skilled in software development, IT consultancy, and digital services to compete. Vendors that can provide solutions enhancing data usage and improving service delivery will find ample opportunities to contribute to this major transformation project. ## Notice Our vision is for technology to be a strategic enabler of change, supporting the council to be the best it can be with the delivery of our ICT and Digital Strategy 2016-2021 being fundamental in forming a technology enabled council of the future. Our ICT and Digital Strategy also brings opportunities for the external market to support key technology- led initiatives that will bring improvements to the council in areas such as the smarter use of data and information to drive better services and new service models that take advantage of digital developments. As a key part of the strategy, we are also embarking on a major three year service transition, which will gradually transfer back full control of our IT and digital services from Capita - ICT and Digital Services, with the council becoming the "System/Service Integrator" by 2021. This change programme is a major undertaking and will be the biggest transformation of IT and digital services in the Local Government Sector, delivering savings and significant changes to operational services. We now want to engage directly with the external market for all IT projects and services, with the implementation of a new multi-vendor model. This provides flexibility to deliver a future IT and Digital Service operating model that can flex as the wider council transforms. To support us in delivering our vision, we are now looking to engage with technology vendors with an invitation to our supplier engagement event taking place in Birmingham on the morning of Friday 11 May 2018 at the new ICentrum conference facility on the Innovation Birmingham Campus, at 6 Holt Street, Birmingham, B7 4BP. Agenda 8.00 - 8.30 - Registration and networking 8.30 - 9.00 - Peter Bishop, CIO and Assistant Director of IT and Digital Services at Birmingham City Council * Welcome and introduction * The council's direction, future goals, objectives and the key enabling role of ICT * Overview of Birmingham City Council's ICT and Digital Strategy 2016-2021 , the key ICT services and expected trajectory 9.00 - 09.30 - Phil Degg, Head of Business Solutions at Birmingham City Council * Walkthrough of the ICT service transition roadmap and specific service groupings 09.30 - 09.45 - Nigel Kletz, Director of Commissioning and Procurement at Birmingham City Council * Outline of the approach for going to market 09.45 - 10.45 - Supplier discussion and Q&A 10.45 - 12.00 - Networking and coffee/tea - opportunity to meet the team 12.00 - Close Additional information: To book your place for this event please follow the link provided and register on the Find It In Birmingham website. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis so please register early to avoid disappointment. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a8502688-5d2d-4009-92ce-b1e1f57f2d47 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Apr 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 10 May 2018 | | 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 | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B7 4BP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Nechells | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 50 - Repair and maintenance services - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 50312610 - Maintenance of information technology equipment - 72222300 - Information technology services ## Release History - 19 Apr 2018 at 11:51 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a8502688-5d2d-4009-92ce-b1e1f57f2d47 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a8502688-5d2d-4009-92ce-b1e1f57f2d47 19th April 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/51a4e26a-a6e4-4edb-be2f-a3303cf7003f Agenda - https://www.finditinbirmingham.com/Events/ Registration site ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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