--- title: "Soft Market Testing - Strategy Review for Architectural Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-65c96180-7ca5-4943-ad6d-d196c02ab9ed" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-65c96180-7ca5-4943-ad6d-d196c02ab9ed" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-65c96180-7ca5-4943-ad6d-d196c02ab9ed.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-65c96180-7ca5-4943-ad6d-d196c02ab9ed.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION" published: "2019-05-17" --- # Soft Market Testing - Strategy Review for Architectural Services Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-65c96180-7ca5-4943-ad6d-d196c02ab9ed [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-65c96180-7ca5-4943-ad6d-d196c02ab9ed) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-65c96180-7ca5-4943-ad6d-d196c02ab9ed.json) ## Summary The City of London Corporation is currently in the planning stage of their procurement process for a framework of architectural services, titled "Soft Market Testing - Strategy Review for Architectural Services." This exercise aims to assist in the delivery of their construction programme. Interested suppliers are invited to engage by completing an online survey, which is open until 7th June 2019. The engagement phase is critical for shaping how the framework will be structured, with no guarantee of a future tender being issued, and no specific timeline established yet for the finalisation of the strategy. The location relevant to this procurement is London, UK, and the procurement process is classified under the industry category of architectural, construction, engineering, and inspection services. This opportunity presents significant potential for businesses in the architectural and related services sector, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are keen to establish relationships with the City of London Corporation. Companies that possess expertise in construction and architectural design are particularly well-suited to participate in this market engagement exercise. Engaging with this process could lead to future contract opportunities, provided businesses complete the survey and register on the City's e-procurement portal. This is an excellent chance for firms looking to expand their portfolio and collaborate on significant projects within the city. ## Notice The City of London Corporation would like to establish a framework of Architects to assist in the delivery of their Construction programme. This prior information has been established as a market engagement exercise to help inform how to structure their framework. Interested Suppliers should register their interest and are kindly requested to complete our survey - See link below. Please note this is a notice of our intention to establish a framework and tender for these services, it is not a guarantee, no timeline been set for the Tender. Additional information: If your organisation would like to participate in this market engagement exercise it can do so by completing the online survey, please follow this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WFSQFS2. If you wish express your Company's interested in any future opportunities that as a result of this exercise the City tender for, please register on City's e-procurement portal at www.capitalesourcing.com. Participants should register as a supplier on the portal then search for the opportunity pqq_COL_1209 titled "Early Market Engagement for Architect Framework for the City of London". It is free to register. Note there is no timeline set for when a strategy will be finalised and no guarantee that we will be tendering for any contracts as a result of this survey. The survey will take about 15 minutes and is a series of tick box questions with the option to provide further details to support your answer. The survey will be open until the 1800, 7th June 2019. Responses provided will not be treated generally as commercially confidential unless specific content is explicitly identified by a party to be treated on that basis. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61a59b96-03ee-44f9-8ac1-cde70da4b12e | | 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 May 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Jun 2019 | | 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 ### Codes - 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 71200000 - Architectural and related services ## Release History - 17 May 2019 at 12:56 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61a59b96-03ee-44f9-8ac1-cde70da4b12e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61a59b96-03ee-44f9-8ac1-cde70da4b12e 17th May 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WFSQFS2. Survey for Architectural Services for the City of London ## Notice URLs - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WFSQFS2 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-65c96180-7ca5-4943-ad6d-d196c02ab9ed. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-65c96180-7ca5-4943-ad6d-d196c02ab9ed.json.