--- title: "Enabling Services Partnership" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9cdc479a-03f8-44bc-a582-ff26ec41d14a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9cdc479a-03f8-44bc-a582-ff26ec41d14a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9cdc479a-03f8-44bc-a582-ff26ec41d14a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9cdc479a-03f8-44bc-a582-ff26ec41d14a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD" published: "2017-12-14" --- # Enabling Services Partnership Buyer: THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9cdc479a-03f8-44bc-a582-ff26ec41d14a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9cdc479a-03f8-44bc-a582-ff26ec41d14a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9cdc479a-03f8-44bc-a582-ff26ec41d14a.json) ## Summary The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is initiating a procurement process titled 'Enabling Services Partnership', aiming to establish partnerships for various enabling services including finance, IT, human resources, and marketing communications. The procurement falls under the 'Business services' category and will take place in the East of England, with the procurement process commencing in early 2018. Stakeholders are invited to participate in a market engagement session scheduled for 12th January 2018 at CITB’s headquarters in Bircham Newton, Norfolk, and interested parties must register their interest before the engagement end date of 30th September 2018. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in business and management consultancy, finance, IT services, and human resources management. Companies with expertise in these fields, particularly those that can deliver value through innovative solutions or established best practices, will find this procurement especially relevant. With the total value of services under consideration estimated at £300 million, there is potential for scaling business operations and enhancing service offerings within the construction industry. ## Notice The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is considering entering into one or more partnerships to provide support and enabling services to CITB. The scope of services under consideration is: Finance Information Technology/Business Improvement Customer Operations Human Resources Procurement Legal Marketing and Communications CITB is also considering including the transactional support to its parts of its existing Cards (skills accreditation) processing operation. The total value of all the services under consideration is PS300m in total CITB reserves the right to split this procurement into Lots at contract notice stage The procurement(s) will commence in early 2018 and form part of a wider programme of organisational change to be undertaken in parallel. CITB wishes to engage with the market to shape how this procurement can add greatest value to the programme. [A supplier engagement session has been scheduled for 12th January and will be held at CITB's Head Offices at Bircham Newton, Kings Lynn, Norfolk PE31 6RH] Those organisations wishing to participate in this market engagement exercise should express an interest by contacting procurement@citb.co.uk . All organisations expressing an interest will receive further information relating to the project and a questionnaire for completion and return. Please note that expressing an interest will not automatically enter organisations into any subsequent procurement process for these services. This notice is not a formal invitation to tender and CITB reserves the right to not procure any or all of these services Additional information: Additional CPV Codes:- 79000000 - Business Services, law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing & security 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services 75100000 : Administration services 79500000 - Office-support services LEGAL 79100000 - Legal services ICT 72000000 : IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 72222300 -Information technology requirements review services 72313000 - Data capture services 72267100 -Maintenance of information technology software FINANCE 79200000 : Accounting, auditing and fiscal services 79211000 -Accounting Services PROCUREMENT 79418000 : Procurement consultancy services BI/CHANGE/TRANSFORMATION 79400000 : Business and management consultancy and related services 79410000 : Business and management consultancy services MARKETING 79342000 : Marketing services 79933000 - Design support services CUSTOMER OPS 79342300 : Customer services HR 79414000 : Human resources management consultancy services ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b3f7936-07a7-4d6f-a41e-978c855df71d | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Dec 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Sep 2018 | | 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 | THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD | | Locality | NORFOLK | | Post town | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE31 6RH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk | | ITL 3 | TLH52 North and West Norfolk | | Local authority | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | | Electoral ward | Bircham with Rudhams | | Westminster constituency | North West Norfolk | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ## Release History - 14 Dec 2017 at 09:46 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b3f7936-07a7-4d6f-a41e-978c855df71d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b3f7936-07a7-4d6f-a41e-978c855df71d 14th December 2017 - 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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