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title: "Strategic Workforce Planning Tool"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-aa1a9416-301a-4296-a56c-d4eed044643e"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL"
published: "2022-07-25"
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# Strategic Workforce Planning Tool

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-aa1a9416-301a-4296-a56c-d4eed044643e

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## Summary

The procurement titled "Strategic Workforce Planning Tool" is being conducted by the Defra Network eTendering Portal, located in London, England. This initiative falls under the IT services industry category (CPV 72000000) and is currently in the planning stage. Prospective suppliers should note the engagement end date is set for 22nd August 2022, providing a window for interaction and feedback prior to the tender process. The goal of the project is to implement a tool that enhances workforce visibility and planning across short, medium, and long-term timeframes.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in consulting, software development, and IT support services. Companies that focus on workforce management solutions, strategic planning technology, and data analysis tools would be well-suited to compete. Engaging with this procurement process could enable these businesses to expand their offerings and contribute to the improvement of workforce planning capabilities within the buying organisation.

## Notice

The Strategic Workforce Planning Tool (SWP) project's vision is "to enable visibility of our capable, available and agile workforce and support short, medium and long-term workforce planning by providing accessible data, management information, gap and trend analysis plus scenario planning facilities at all levels of the organisation, through a single route." The project intends to implement a tool that supports strategic workforce planning activities, so the we have the right people, in the right roles, with the right skills, at the right time and cost for current and anticipated or forecasted demand. The SWP project is made up of two principal services: resource demand and resource supply and the tool would include functionality to enable resourcing, strategic planning, scenario modelling and succession planning activities to be performed. Prospective tenderers are requested to read the prospectus in the "more information" section and follow the instructions for responding. EA may then contact prospective tenderers to discuss their responses in further detail.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf56ae4b-86ac-4ed9-8a47-5bfae97b7b4a |
| 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 | 25 Jul 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 22 Aug 2022 |
| 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 | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3JR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 25 Jul 2022 at 17:02 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf56ae4b-86ac-4ed9-8a47-5bfae97b7b4a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf56ae4b-86ac-4ed9-8a47-5bfae97b7b4a
  25th July 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d1db85e9-5565-455e-9253-4f3016cf108d
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0e33d766-5714-4e4d-8003-862ee70c4512
  n/a

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