--- title: "RES/IT - Bristol City Council - Counter Fraud Hub System - Soft Market Test" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-38dc8f0e-0502-4e34-a9d5-8384481857d6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-38dc8f0e-0502-4e34-a9d5-8384481857d6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-38dc8f0e-0502-4e34-a9d5-8384481857d6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-38dc8f0e-0502-4e34-a9d5-8384481857d6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL" published: "2021-07-06" --- # RES/IT - Bristol City Council - Counter Fraud Hub System - Soft Market Test Buyer: BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-38dc8f0e-0502-4e34-a9d5-8384481857d6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-38dc8f0e-0502-4e34-a9d5-8384481857d6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-38dc8f0e-0502-4e34-a9d5-8384481857d6.json) ## Summary The Bristol City Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for a Counter Fraud Hub System, titled "RES/IT - Bristol City Council - Counter Fraud Hub System - Soft Market Test". The council aims to engage with the market to assess the availability and capabilities of potential suppliers, considering solutions ranging from off-the-shelf products to collaboratively developed options. The engagement end date is set for 23rd July 2021. This process falls under the industry category of business services, specifically addressing law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, and security, with a focus on industry-specific software packages. This soft market test presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to showcase their expertise in delivering innovative software solutions. Companies with experience in fraud detection and prevention, as well as those offering configurable software solutions in the public sector, will be well-suited to participate. Engaging in this process may pave the way for further contracts as Bristol City Council seeks to build a robust Counter Fraud Hub, with potential procurement actions anticipated in late 2021 or early 2022 based on market feedback. ## Notice Bristol City Council (BCC) is seeking to engage the market to gauge the capabilities by those with the specific experience and expertise required. The Council are interested in understanding the market availability and capability in delivering a Counter Fraud Hub solution and is looking at options from off the shelf products through to collaborative development of a configured solution that would allow it to meet these requirements. We are currently building up different options and analysing each to determine how BCC could deliver an effective Counter Fraud Hub, with the potential of going to market in late 2021 or early 2022 if the Council so determines, and the feedback we are collating from this exercise will feed into an initial business case that will assist the Council in determining our next steps, including what routes to market we, as a public body, can take going forward. Access Soft Market Testing details here: www.procontract.due-north.com ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4775d09d-ff2b-4430-808d-daeed598e7a7 | | 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 | 6 Jul 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Jul 2021 | | 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 5TB | | 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 | 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 - 48 - Software package and information systems - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 48100000 - Industry specific software package - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ## Release History - 6 Jul 2021 at 09:51 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4775d09d-ff2b-4430-808d-daeed598e7a7 - 5 Jul 2021 at 14:18 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a63af800-11e8-4ede-8d53-009e443e0e1a - 5 Jul 2021 at 14:15 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4920d8f3-8084-4caa-a2bb-1083ca081904 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4775d09d-ff2b-4430-808d-daeed598e7a7 6th July 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a63af800-11e8-4ede-8d53-009e443e0e1a 5th July 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4920d8f3-8084-4caa-a2bb-1083ca081904 5th July 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.bristol.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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