--- title: "Soft Market Testing Environmental Operations Service Business System" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5d2fefeb-7810-4a80-8ff3-f294b3648b2f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5d2fefeb-7810-4a80-8ff3-f294b3648b2f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5d2fefeb-7810-4a80-8ff3-f294b3648b2f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5d2fefeb-7810-4a80-8ff3-f294b3648b2f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WORCESTER CITY COUNCIL" published: "2019-12-10" --- # Soft Market Testing Environmental Operations Service Business System Buyer: WORCESTER CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5d2fefeb-7810-4a80-8ff3-f294b3648b2f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5d2fefeb-7810-4a80-8ff3-f294b3648b2f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5d2fefeb-7810-4a80-8ff3-f294b3648b2f.json) ## Summary Worcester City Council is currently in the planning stage of a Soft Market Testing Exercise for the "Soft Market Testing Environmental Operations Service Business System," valued at £184,000. This exercise aims to assess the capability of suppliers' software systems to meet the specific ICT functionality requirements of the council's Environmental Operations Service. The engagement end date is set for 17th January 2020, with all relevant activities taking place in Worcester, located in the West Midlands, England. This tender presents significant opportunities for commercial software providers and developers, particularly those specialising in IT services, software development, and support. Companies that are small and medium enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. This initiative may lead to a lucrative contract for a single supplier to deliver an integrated business system solution, fostering potential growth and collaboration with the council in enhancing their operational efficiencies. ## Notice Worcester City Council (WCC) is undertaking a Soft Market Testing Exercise (SMTE) to confirm the ability of Supplier's software product(s) to meet the ICT systems functionality specification (Appendix 1) which describes the ICT functionality required to support the business needs of the WCC Environmental Operations Service. Should WCC choose to conduct a procurement exercise in future this contract will offer a unique opportunity for a commercial software provider/developer to work with WCC to supply and develop an ambitious single business system solution to provide back office business support and management information across all environmental operations. It is the ambition of WCC to support all (or as much as possible) of it's Environmental Operations Service with one business system provided by one supplier and testing the feasibility and indicative costs of this ambitious project is the objective of this SMTE. Additional information: The Council is using the e-procurement portal known as the Due North Pro-Contract portal https://procontract.due-north.com to conduct this Soft Market Testing Exercise. To gain access to the market testing documents, suppliers will need to register their company details at the above website. Once registered, suppliers will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the procurement documents. Suppliers will need to search for the Soft Market Testing invitation under Worcester City Council and then electronically submit an expression of interest and follow the online instructions to view the documents. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0e8b83ae-20bf-403f-b214-f86eea99c7c1 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Dec 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 17 Jan 2020 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £184,000 | | 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 | WORCESTER CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | WORCESTER | | Post town | Worcester | | Postcode | WR1 2EY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | | ITL 3 | TLG12 Worcestershire CC | | Local authority | Worcester | | Electoral ward | Cathedral | | Westminster constituency | Worcester | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 10 Dec 2019 at 16:55 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0e8b83ae-20bf-403f-b214-f86eea99c7c1 - 12 Nov 2019 at 15:07 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6c2834e0-95b6-43d0-92b3-fdcbf917ce6f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0e8b83ae-20bf-403f-b214-f86eea99c7c1 10th December 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6c2834e0-95b6-43d0-92b3-fdcbf917ce6f 12th November 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.worcester.gov.uk/ - https://procontract.due-north.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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