--- title: "Business and Tourism Programme Leisure Tourism: Visitor Mapping Soft Market Testing" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-838adf72-591c-493a-a0b2-cdc59322feec" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-838adf72-591c-493a-a0b2-cdc59322feec" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-838adf72-591c-493a-a0b2-cdc59322feec.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-838adf72-591c-493a-a0b2-cdc59322feec.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LTD E-TENDERING" published: "2021-10-22" --- # Business and Tourism Programme Leisure Tourism: Visitor Mapping Soft Market Testing Buyer: WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LTD E-TENDERING Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-838adf72-591c-493a-a0b2-cdc59322feec [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-838adf72-591c-493a-a0b2-cdc59322feec) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-838adf72-591c-493a-a0b2-cdc59322feec.json) ## Summary The West Midlands Growth Company Ltd is currently engaging in a soft market testing process titled "Business and Tourism Programme Leisure Tourism: Visitor Mapping Soft Market Testing". This initiative falls under the services category, specifically focusing on digital mapping systems and urban area mapping services. It is located in Birmingham, UK, with the tender period ending on 5th November 2021 and the contract period set to commence on 1st December 2021, concluding on 31st March 2022. The procurement is being conducted through an open method, aimed at gathering insights which will inform future evaluations for a planned open tender. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in digital mapping services, urban mapping, and related technology solutions. With a minimum contract value of £60,000 and potential for integrating expertise into major events such as the Commonwealth Games, businesses that can demonstrate innovative mapping capabilities or integration knowledge would be particularly well-suited to leverage this opportunity. Firms focused on enhancing visitor experiences through quality mapping outputs will find this tender aligns well with their services and market goals. ## Notice West Midlands Growth Company is exploring an opportunity to soft market test through prior market engagement, which is not a call for competition, to establish expectations from the market when tendering for this type of service. West Midlands Growth Company will use the insights to develop its evaluation criteria so that submissions are marked objectively on a like for like basis. The resulting procurement will be issued to the market as an open tender to then evaluate what the market has to offer in terms of updated mapping assets, type / range of recommended mapping outputs, integration with existing mapping systems and adherence to established mapping guidelines. This mapping is supporting information which enables officials and frontline visitor staff to ensure that our West Midlands' destinations deliver a world-class visitor experience, relating to the following high-level milestone. Provision of official visitor information for the Commonwealth Games period. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc0aa3ad-3c74-4cbf-a2fc-8dbcada2f4fe | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Oct 2021 | | Submission deadline | 5 Nov 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Dec 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £10,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LTD E-TENDERING | | Locality | WEST MIDLANDS | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B1 2ND | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Ladywood | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 48326100 - Digital mapping system - 71222100 - Urban areas mapping services - 71354100 - Digital mapping services ## Release History - 22 Oct 2021 at 09:17 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc0aa3ad-3c74-4cbf-a2fc-8dbcada2f4fe - 22 Oct 2021 at 09:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc0aa3ad-3c74-4cbf-a2fc-8dbcada2f4fe ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc0aa3ad-3c74-4cbf-a2fc-8dbcada2f4fe 22nd October 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wmgrowth/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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