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title: "Provision of IT Augment Resource Early Market Engagement"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "LONGHURST GROUP"
published: "2024-11-19"
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# Provision of IT Augment Resource Early Market Engagement

Buyer: LONGHURST GROUP  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3a4c40a8-ed15-45fa-9cfe-45f36c60d451

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## Summary

The Longhurst Group, based in England, is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process for the "Provision of IT Augment Resource Early Market Engagement" contract. This contract, falling under the industry category of recruitment services, aims to secure additional IT resources to address business needs reactively. The engagement process is set to conclude on 19 December 2024, with businesses invited to complete an Early Market Engagement Questionnaire by 12:00 on that day. The procurement approach and service specification will be informed by the responses gathered during this early engagement phase. The contract’s value ranges from £600,000 to £1,000,000.

This tender presents significant opportunities for IT businesses, especially those specialising in IT augmentation and recruitment services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to participate. Companies with a keen understanding of specialised IT resource deployment and experience in technology landscape transformations would be well-suited to compete. Participation in the early engagement process will provide businesses with an opportunity to influence the procurement approach and service specifications, potentially giving them a competitive edge when the tender moves to the subsequent stages.

## Notice

Longhurst Group is developing a tender for an IT augmented resource contract to enable additional resource to be provided reactively and in response to business needs. This resource capability needs to be highly specialised to reflect the Longhurst technology landscape to be able to deliver or contribute to the delivery of new IT systems or changes to IT systems. To assist this work, we would like to engage with representatives from interested organisations to seek and gather views regarding the specification and procurement approach. This will take place through interested organisations completing a Early Market Engagement Questionnaire. Information gathered from this early engagement will inform the procurement approach and service specification. The questionnaire can be accessed by this link https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=67319328-eca0-ef11-8132-005056b64545 Responses to the soft market testing questionnaire are due by 19 December 2024 at 12.00.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17576212-2148-4b08-b1af-e8dda7a55c61 |
| 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 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 19 Dec 2024 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,000,000 |
| 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 | LONGHURST GROUP |
| Locality | RUSHDEN |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN10 6BS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF25 North Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Higham Ferrers |
| Westminster constituency | Wellingborough and Rushden |
| 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

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 19 Nov 2024 at 15:50 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17576212-2148-4b08-b1af-e8dda7a55c61

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17576212-2148-4b08-b1af-e8dda7a55c61
  19th November 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=67319328-eca0-ef11-8132-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=67319328-eca0-ef11-8132-005056b64545
- https://www.longhurst-group.org.uk/

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