--- title: "Soft Market Testing - Guildhall School for Music and Drama Maintenance Professional Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-61f7b75e-05f5-4f11-b3fd-b572ce87f4f6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-61f7b75e-05f5-4f11-b3fd-b572ce87f4f6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-61f7b75e-05f5-4f11-b3fd-b572ce87f4f6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-61f7b75e-05f5-4f11-b3fd-b572ce87f4f6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION" published: "2024-12-05" --- # Soft Market Testing - Guildhall School for Music and Drama Maintenance Professional Services Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-61f7b75e-05f5-4f11-b3fd-b572ce87f4f6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-61f7b75e-05f5-4f11-b3fd-b572ce87f4f6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-61f7b75e-05f5-4f11-b3fd-b572ce87f4f6.json) ## Summary The City of London Corporation is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Soft Market Testing - Guildhall School for Music and Drama Maintenance Professional Services." The procurement process falls under the industry category of architectural and related services, with additional classifications in mechanical and electrical engineering services, and design consultancy services. Key dates include the engagement end date on 3rd January 2025. The project location is in London, United Kingdom, with a postal code of EC2V 7HH. The engagement is being conducted via the electronic tendering system CapitaleSourcing. This tender offers significant opportunities for growth to businesses specialising in project management, cost consultancy, building surveying, architecture, and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. The soft market testing process aims to gather market feedback, which will help inform future procurement decisions. Although this is not a formal procurement process, participation may provide businesses with valuable insights and positioning for future tenders related to the maintenance of the Guildhall School for Music and Drama. ## Notice The City of London Corporation (the 'City') is carrying out pre-procurement market engagement ('PPME') in relation to the provision of a design team for the maintenance of Guildhall School for Music and Drama. It will be split into 2 lots. Lot 1 will be for a multidisciplinary team consisting of project management, cost consultancy, building surveying and fabric / architecture. Lot 2 will be for mechanical, electrical and plumbing services. The City will consider the feedback received to help inform its options and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this phase of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and the City is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PPME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PPME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PPME will be at each organisation's own cost. No expense in responding to this PPME will be reimbursed by the City. Additional information: This PPME is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system 'CapitaleSourcing' (url:www.capitalesourcing.com). Therefore, to access the PPME documentation please register on the system and then search using 'Soft Market Testing - Guildhall School for Music and Drama Maintenance Professional Services'. Organisations must submit their completed SMT document via the system by the return deadline of 12.00pm Noon on 03.01.2025 in order to participate and registration is free. SMT document submissions cannot be uploaded after the return deadline. The City will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their SMT document. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/91c7ab62-629d-4d4b-a6c4-746c0991831a | | 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 | 5 Dec 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 3 Jan 2025 | | 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 | CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC2P 2EJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington | | Local authority | Islington | | Electoral ward | Clerkenwell | | Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 71200000 - Architectural and related services - 71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services - 79415200 - Design consultancy services ## Release History - 5 Dec 2024 at 10:32 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/91c7ab62-629d-4d4b-a6c4-746c0991831a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/91c7ab62-629d-4d4b-a6c4-746c0991831a 5th December 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.capitalesourcing.com Soft Market Testing - Guildhall School for Music and Drama Maintenance Professional Services ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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