--- title: "Market Testing: Consultancy Services to Develop a Digital Strategy" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2b407684-983d-4e0c-9faa-48ad7f714473" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2b407684-983d-4e0c-9faa-48ad7f714473" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2b407684-983d-4e0c-9faa-48ad7f714473.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2b407684-983d-4e0c-9faa-48ad7f714473.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LTD" published: "2022-01-17" --- # Market Testing: Consultancy Services to Develop a Digital Strategy Buyer: THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LTD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2b407684-983d-4e0c-9faa-48ad7f714473 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2b407684-983d-4e0c-9faa-48ad7f714473) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2b407684-983d-4e0c-9faa-48ad7f714473.json) ## Summary The Guinness Partnership Ltd is initiating a procurement process for consultancy services aimed at developing a digital strategy. The opportunity, titled "Market Testing: Consultancy Services to Develop a Digital Strategy," falls under the information systems or technology strategic review services category. This planning stage is set to engage the market until the engagement end date on 4 February 2022, with the location of delivery being in England. The organisation is gathering insights to inform their procurement needs before officially commencing the tender process. This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in digital strategy consultancy, particularly those with expertise in technology implementation within the housing sector. Firms that can demonstrate a strong understanding of the digital transformation landscape, as well as innovative approaches to automating and digitising processes, would be well-suited to compete. Companies, especially SMEs, that can effectively bridge the gap between technological innovation and business needs are encouraged to consider this engagement for potential growth and collaboration with The Guinness Partnership Ltd. ## Notice This is a market engagement opportunity: Guinness needs a digital strategy that informs both the needs of our customers in relation to the end-to-end tenancy journey, together with our internal ambitions to digitise and automate our back-office processes. The Digital Strategy will inform the use of technology to best support the delivery of our services for both our customers and the organisation. To achieve this, we are looking for a consultancy partner to help define and develop our Digital Strategy and potentially guide through the implementation journey. We are looking for a consultant that has an excellent understanding of the digital landscape and a grasp of the latest, as well as upcoming technologies, that support transformation towards digital. The Consultant must be able to act as a bridge between the business and the innovation, having strong technology expertise on hand as well as exemplary experience within the Housing sector or equivalent organisations. We want to understand what the market can offer before we formally commence any procurement process. Information provided will help inform the strategy and structure our requirements of the procurement process, which is separate to this request for information. Further information about Guinness and detail of the information required can be found at https://procontract.due-north.com/register Additional information: Further information about Guinness and detail of the information required can be found at https://procontract.due-north.com/register Responses to this Request for Information are to be submitted via the above portal ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dcc812e9-ab36-4803-95f9-1595303d2e54 | | 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 | 17 Jan 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 4 Feb 2022 | | 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 | THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LTD | | Locality | OLDHAM | | Post town | Oldham | | Postcode | OL9 7LH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD37 Greater Manchester North East | | Local authority | Oldham | | Electoral ward | Failsworth East | | Westminster constituency | Manchester Central | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72222100 - Information systems or technology strategic review services ## Release History - 17 Jan 2022 at 15:43 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dcc812e9-ab36-4803-95f9-1595303d2e54 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dcc812e9-ab36-4803-95f9-1595303d2e54 17th January 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.guinnesspartnership.com/ - https://procontract.due-north.com/register ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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