--- title: "PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE - Visitor App (Market Engagement)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ab77d813-8b9a-4bdd-a4ca-ec226fd74bd0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ab77d813-8b9a-4bdd-a4ca-ec226fd74bd0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ab77d813-8b9a-4bdd-a4ca-ec226fd74bd0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ab77d813-8b9a-4bdd-a4ca-ec226fd74bd0.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL" published: "2018-10-22" --- # PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE - Visitor App (Market Engagement) Buyer: WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ab77d813-8b9a-4bdd-a4ca-ec226fd74bd0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ab77d813-8b9a-4bdd-a4ca-ec226fd74bd0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ab77d813-8b9a-4bdd-a4ca-ec226fd74bd0.json) ## Summary Winchester City Council is currently in the planning stage of the procurement process for developing a Visitor App, as detailed in their Prior Information Notice (PIN) dated 22nd October 2018. This project falls under the software package and information systems industry category, and the app aims to enhance the visitor experience in Winchester. Interested parties are encouraged to engage with the council by the end of the engagement period on 30th November 2018. The council is not yet committing to a formal procurement process, which means businesses can freely participate in this market engagement. This tender presents a significant opportunity for technology companies specialising in application development, especially those with expertise in multi-release projects and GDPR compliance. Businesses capable of providing scalable, interactive, and accessible software solutions across platforms (iOS and Android) would be particularly well-suited to compete for this potential contract. The project invites innovative ideas for features like augmented reality, geo-tagging, and user-friendly content management systems, making it an attractive prospect for digital solution providers looking to expand their portfolio in the public sector. ## Notice ** This is not a procurement exercise by the Council ** Winchester City Council (WCC) is exploring the possibilities around developing a high quality visitor experience application for the City of Winchester. Depending on findings, the Council will look to engage an application development partner to develop, deploy and keep updated this app. We are looking to hear from interested parties who have experience relevant for a multi-release project in this vein. The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to notify the market place and seek engagement regarding Winchester City Council's requirements - this stage of the project therefore does not form an initial stage of a formal procurement process. The Council is not committing at this stage to carrying out such a process and participation or non-participation in this market engagement exercise shall not prevent any service provider participating in a potential procurement process should that occur in due course. The app will need to be GDPR compliant, multi-platform (IoS and Android, freely available through online stores) and multi-language. The app should also be scalable so we can add further content, imagery, media and augmentation as required. Reporting and data capture are also required to capture information such as uptake, usage and movement, which would be WCC owned. The desire is for the main functional elements of the app to include: * Fully accessible and updatable CMS / Asset store with geo-tags and attribute fields as specified by WCC - this will drive the content that gets displayed in the functional areas below * API capable * Trails & routes * Interests planner * Interactive map (with geo-fencing and location mapping) * Treasure hunts * "Augmented moments" (tied to assets, locations or sites) - augmented reality, image recognition, augmented backgrounds, models, images overlays etc. This could either be as part of any platform design or accessed from a separate piece of software not tied to this app or contract. * Ability to also display other media, text, audio or similar content (either from the App, or linked from elsewhere) * PUSH notifications (for both informative and marketing purposes) * Ability to handle in-App purchases The above is not exhaustive and is a set of outline descriptions - the app will need to also provide more 'static' informational content as well as the more functional elements above. WCC has created initial outline specification, requirements and style documentation to support the above and expand on the details, along with wireframes and storyboards for visualising our ideas of design and usability - these are to help shape any further discussions or development ideas as they progress, and are not prescriptive. These documents and requirements are available to discuss and share with any interested parties to better shape any engagement. Additional information: For any further discussions or supporting documentation (initial outline specification, requirements, storyboards / wireframes and style guides) to support the above and expand on the details, please contact Chris Roberts using the details provided ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9a7fed5-8caa-4487-b260-b85e3f461cc5 | | 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 | 22 Oct 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Nov 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 | 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 - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems ## Release History - 22 Oct 2018 at 10:35 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9a7fed5-8caa-4487-b260-b85e3f461cc5 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9a7fed5-8caa-4487-b260-b85e3f461cc5 22nd October 2018 - 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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