--- title: "Market Engagement Event for a Portfolio and Resource Planning Tool" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2246f63a-2eda-4efc-8a10-383d39693a5c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2246f63a-2eda-4efc-8a10-383d39693a5c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2246f63a-2eda-4efc-8a10-383d39693a5c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2246f63a-2eda-4efc-8a10-383d39693a5c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL" published: "2018-08-22" --- # Market Engagement Event for a Portfolio and Resource Planning Tool Buyer: BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2246f63a-2eda-4efc-8a10-383d39693a5c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2246f63a-2eda-4efc-8a10-383d39693a5c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2246f63a-2eda-4efc-8a10-383d39693a5c.json) ## Summary Bristol City Council is hosting a market engagement event titled "Market Engagement Event for a Portfolio and Resource Planning Tool." This initiative is part of the planning stage of the procurement process, concerning software package and information systems within the South West region of England. The engagement event will be held on either 2nd or 3rd October 2018 at the City Hall in Bristol. Interested suppliers must register by midday on 6th September 2018 to present their services and discuss potential IT solutions that could enhance the Council's project management capabilities. This market engagement presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in software development, resource management tools, and IT solutions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that offer innovative software packages could significantly benefit from participating, as they will be able to showcase their solutions to Bristol City Council while discussing the potential costs and benefits of replacing current manual processes. Engaging in this tender could lead to a collaborative opportunity, enhancing the capabilities of Bristol City Council while expanding the business reach for participating suppliers. ## Notice Please Note:- This is a market engagement exercise and is not a tender exercise. Bristol City Council wish to host a market engagement event to discuss the procurement of a Portfolio and Resource Planning Tool and discuss/review market offers/solutions in relation to:- Bristol City Council project resource management and reporting for the change and transformation project portfolio overseen by Change Services PMO is currently carried out using a combination of stand-alone spreadsheets and MS Project plans requiring a significant amount of manual intervention. In order to be able to sustain the processes in place, develop these further and be able to extend the scope of the service's offer' Bristol City Council would like to understand the potential to replace our manual processes with IT solutions (including enhancements to what we currently use) and the potential costs and benefits of doing so. (please refer to the attached document for further information) Additional information: Suppliers are therefore invited to present their services/solutions to us on either Tuesday 2nd or Wednesday 3rd October 2018 - each session will be a maximum of one hour - with appointments/sessions to be confirmed. These events will take place at Bristol City Council, City Hall, College Green, Bristol BS1 5TR. We ask that suppliers bring a maximum of 5 persons; including the key account manager that you would assign to Bristol City Council should you be successful at any resultant procurement process. To register an interest in attending and presenting your services to Bristol City Council please provide the following details to Su Matthews via email:- Susan.Matthews@bristol.gov.uk no later than midday on Thursday 6th September 2018 Company Name & Address:- Company Website:- Contact details: email and telephone number:- List of attendees together with their job title/ role:- Preferred date:- ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c6bc9c0-e93c-4cd8-b8eb-6f84b6fed717 | | 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 | 22 Aug 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 6 Sep 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 | BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS1 5TR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of | | Local authority | Bristol, City of | | Electoral ward | Hotwells and Harbourside | | Westminster constituency | Bristol Central | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems ## Release History - 22 Aug 2018 at 11:17 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c6bc9c0-e93c-4cd8-b8eb-6f84b6fed717 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c6bc9c0-e93c-4cd8-b8eb-6f84b6fed717 22nd August 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1b65b0f5-7819-420c-b9f0-5d886ed5e494 Additional/Supporting Information ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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