--- title: "QU134 - Office Productivity & End User Devices - Soft Market Testing Exercise" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ab755e14-0b8f-4ebf-9613-243aa4295a1b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ab755e14-0b8f-4ebf-9613-243aa4295a1b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ab755e14-0b8f-4ebf-9613-243aa4295a1b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ab755e14-0b8f-4ebf-9613-243aa4295a1b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL" published: "2018-07-11" --- # QU134 - Office Productivity & End User Devices - Soft Market Testing Exercise Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ab755e14-0b8f-4ebf-9613-243aa4295a1b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ab755e14-0b8f-4ebf-9613-243aa4295a1b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ab755e14-0b8f-4ebf-9613-243aa4295a1b.json) ## Summary Birmingham City Council is currently engaging suppliers in a soft market testing exercise titled "QU134 - Office Productivity & End User Devices." This initiative, aimed at gathering insights for an upcoming procurement process, focuses on the provision of support services, end-user device hardware, and a project to upgrade to Windows 10. The soft market testing period is open until 3 PM on 20 July 2018, with a planned contract period starting from 3 September 2018 to 30 September 2018. Located in Birmingham, West Midlands, this procurement falls under the category of services, particularly within the hardware and software sector. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, hardware provision, and software development. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, given the council's aim to utilise feedback from potential bidders to shape the procurement strategy. Companies that provide network management, systems consultancy, and software supply services would be particularly well-suited to compete in this exercise, which may result in a lucrative contract following the insights gathered during the initial testing phase. ## Notice Following the successful launch event in May, Birmingham City Council would like to invite suppliers to engage in a soft market testing exercise for our upcoming Office Productivity & End User Devices procurement. We are seeking input from potential bidders to indicate the options and costs for: a) The provision of support services b) The provision of End User Device Hardware c) The project to Upgrade to Windows 10 These services may be delivered as a single managed service, or by multiple suppliers delivering 1 or more of the above services. There is no preferred solution at this stage. Suppliers are invited to help shape and inform the Council's approach for this service prior to a full procurement exercise planned for Summer 2018. Additional information and the soft market testing questionnaire are available through In-Tend - the Councils eProcurement portal. Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function. If you are unable to register with in-tend please either email us at cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call 0121 464 8000. If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access the Council's tender Portal:-. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as a potential bidder. We will send you a log on and password so you can download the soft market testing documents and questionnaire. Your completed questionnaire should be returned by 3pm 20 July 2018 via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc Additional information: If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal. Delivery Notes Birmingham Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05a867a5-9dd5-49d0-8df1-a9605eba27f8 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Jul 2018 | | Submission deadline | 20 Jul 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Sep 2018 - 30 Sep 2018 | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | WEST MIDLANDS | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B4 7WB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Newtown | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) - 48 - Software package and information systems - 51 - Installation services (except software) - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 44316400 - Hardware - 48222000 - Web server software package - 48517000 - IT software package - 51611100 - Hardware installation services - 72246000 - Systems consultancy services - 72253200 - Systems support services - 72260000 - Software-related services - 72261000 - Software support services - 72262000 - Software development services - 72268000 - Software supply services - 72511000 - Network management software services ## Release History - 11 Jul 2018 at 11:20 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05a867a5-9dd5-49d0-8df1-a9605eba27f8 - 11 Jul 2018 at 11:20 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05a867a5-9dd5-49d0-8df1-a9605eba27f8 - 28 Jun 2018 at 12:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05a867a5-9dd5-49d0-8df1-a9605eba27f8 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05a867a5-9dd5-49d0-8df1-a9605eba27f8 11th July 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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