--- title: "SOFT MARKET TESTING - PROVISION OF A DIGITAL GROWTH FACTORY" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-909e7790-3e44-4877-8544-38f05177ac4d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-909e7790-3e44-4877-8544-38f05177ac4d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-909e7790-3e44-4877-8544-38f05177ac4d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-909e7790-3e44-4877-8544-38f05177ac4d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL" published: "2023-09-07" --- # SOFT MARKET TESTING - PROVISION OF A DIGITAL GROWTH FACTORY Buyer: WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-909e7790-3e44-4877-8544-38f05177ac4d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-909e7790-3e44-4877-8544-38f05177ac4d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-909e7790-3e44-4877-8544-38f05177ac4d.json) ## Summary The Winchester City Council has initiated a planning stage for a tender titled "SOFT MARKET TESTING - PROVISION OF A DIGITAL GROWTH FACTORY" in the IT services industry category. The procurement process involves engaging with potential suppliers to gather quotes and feedback on delivering a Digital Growth Factory project aligned with 'supporting local business'. The engagement end date is set for 1st October 2023. This tender by Winchester City Council offers opportunities for businesses in consulting, software development, research and development, business services, and education and training sectors. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are particularly well-suited to compete in this procurement stage. Businesses interested in delivering commercialisation courses, acceleration support, incubation and scale-up courses, and SME Digital Productivity Programme should consider participating in this opportunity. ## Notice The Economy team at Winchester City Council are applying for PS40,000 of the UKSPF funding to deliver a Digital Growth Factory project which would meet the outputs and outcomes aligned with 'supporting local business'. The aim of this soft marketing exercise is to: * inform our draft budget * ascertain the approximate number of attendees on each element of the courses * obtain quotes for the project, please see details below * ensure our project and the outcomes and outputs are feasible and deliverable within the budget and * provide suggestions for alternative delivery modules if the budget is not sufficient. If successful in our application, we would seek to procure the delivery a digital growth factory which could include any/all of the following elements: * Commercialisation course *Acceleration support *Incubation and scale up course and/or *SME Digital Productivity Programme. Please provide a financial breakdown for each of the items listed in the full document, as well as the numbers you envisage attending each element of the programme. We would also welcome your feedback on feasibility and deliverability of the project and on any alternative solutions that would also achieve the outcomes and outputs, in the full document, required by the UKSPF. Please submit your response by 1 October 2023 including any further information that you think we might find useful to: awoods@winchester.gov.uk. For questions regarding this process you are welcome to contact Alison Woods, Business Engagement Manager, awoods@winchester.gov.uk. The council will not reimburse any costs associated with the submission of a response to this questionnaire. This questionnaire does not constitute an offer which is capable of acceptance and no contract will be entered into on the basis of the respondent's response to the soft market testing. The council reserves the right to terminate this process at any stage. Respondents intending to submit a response must obtain for themselves all information necessary for the preparation of their response. Information supplied by the council or contained in the questionnaire is supplied only for general guidance in the preparation of a proposal. Respondents must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of any such information and no responsibility is accepted by the council for any loss or damage of whatever kind. Please download the full brief which is downloadable as a PDF at the bottom of the page. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a09f526-f8e4-44d5-9cdc-22c3479b2211 | | 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 | 7 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Oct 2023 | | 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 | WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | WINCHESTER | | Post town | Southampton | | Postcode | SO23 9LJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire | | Local authority | Winchester | | Electoral ward | St Michael | | Westminster constituency | Winchester | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 7 Sep 2023 at 08:44 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a09f526-f8e4-44d5-9cdc-22c3479b2211 - 6 Sep 2023 at 11:05 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a09f526-f8e4-44d5-9cdc-22c3479b2211 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a09f526-f8e4-44d5-9cdc-22c3479b2211 7th September 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/23a875a9-bf5a-4149-8ec2-6e43133eb3d0 Full soft market testing information document ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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