--- title: "Rules Based Data Categorisation & Scenario Forecasting Planning System (CUBO)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9b85b38e-c72a-4cf2-911e-e3134840680f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9b85b38e-c72a-4cf2-911e-e3134840680f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9b85b38e-c72a-4cf2-911e-e3134840680f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9b85b38e-c72a-4cf2-911e-e3134840680f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY" published: "2020-03-10" --- # Rules Based Data Categorisation & Scenario Forecasting Planning System (CUBO) Buyer: NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9b85b38e-c72a-4cf2-911e-e3134840680f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9b85b38e-c72a-4cf2-911e-e3134840680f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9b85b38e-c72a-4cf2-911e-e3134840680f.json) ## Summary Nottingham Trent University is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for a "Rules Based Data Categorisation & Scenario Forecasting Planning System (CUBO)." This exercise aims to gather information on potential solutions and capabilities relevant to their strategic aims, with a particular focus on software packages and information systems. The engagement end date is set for 25th March 2020, by which interested suppliers must submit their responses. Following this, there may be opportunities for selected respondents to participate in workshop sessions from 2nd April to 9th April 2020, allowing them to present their ideas and solutions. This pre-procurement market engagement offers valuable opportunities for software developers, data analysts, and technology firms, particularly small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in software solutions. Engaging in this process can allow businesses to influence the future procurement of the system and demonstrate their capabilities. Companies that can provide innovative approaches to data categorisation and forecasting are particularly well-suited to compete, as the university seeks to explore options that meet its operational needs effectively. ## Notice NTU wish to undertake a pre-procurement market engagement exercise before any possible procurement is started, to determine suitable Rules Based Data Categorisation & Scenario Forecasting Planning System and capabilities. In the first instance we would ask that as much information as possible is given in response to our requirements of strategic aims, functionality and operability, as asked for in this document. We may ask that solutions be demonstrated in the proposed workshop sessions, when we have had the opportunity to assess the supplier responses. This exercise is aimed at making informed decisions surrounding future solutions as part of pre-procurement planning and is an essential step before deciding whether to initiate a full project leading to procurement. We will therefore also be looking at supplier and technology capabilities, opportunities to deliver and estimated costs for full and partial solutions. At this stage, we will not be formally assessing proposals, so nothing provided at this stage will be evaluated as part of any future procurement process. We welcome responses from organisations who feel that they have ideas on how our vision can be delivered, and comment on the extent to which our requirements are reasonable, realistic and properly specified. If you feel your organisation is able to contribute to this exercise, please email lewis.simpson@ntu.ac.uk to request a document containing further details. Please then provide responses to the questions in the document and return it via email to lewis.simpson@ntu.ac.uk no later than 17:00 GMT on the 25th March 2020. Following receipt of the responses, and depending on the information obtained, we may invite a selection respondents to attend separate workshop sessions to present and discuss their responses between 2nd April - 9th April 2020. Organisations not attending a session will not be disadvantaged in any future procurement, as this pre-procurement market engagement is only an exploratory fact-finding exercise: it is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. Any supplier invited to present or provide information to NTU is doing so to support pre-procurement market research only, to help make any future procurement more focused and efficient, and to clarify NTU's requirements. The expected formal procurement process will start only after completion of this pre-procurement market engagement or soft market testing exercise. Please apply to the buyer using the contact details in this notice. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/013202ab-9050-4aa5-a50b-b9e91fcb6df6 | | 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 | 10 Mar 2020 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 25 Mar 2020 | | 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 | NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY | | Locality | NOTTINGHAM | | Post town | Nottingham | | Postcode | NG1 4GH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | | ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham | | Local authority | Nottingham | | Electoral ward | Hyson Green & Arboretum | | Westminster constituency | Nottingham East | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems ## Release History - 10 Mar 2020 at 15:48 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/013202ab-9050-4aa5-a50b-b9e91fcb6df6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/013202ab-9050-4aa5-a50b-b9e91fcb6df6 10th March 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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