--- title: "Department for Business and Trade - Bill of Lading Shipping Data - Early Engagement Questionnaire" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c5c80907-fc4e-435d-9517-f95323b3e9e6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c5c80907-fc4e-435d-9517-f95323b3e9e6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c5c80907-fc4e-435d-9517-f95323b3e9e6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c5c80907-fc4e-435d-9517-f95323b3e9e6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE" published: "2023-04-26" --- # Department for Business and Trade - Bill of Lading Shipping Data - Early Engagement Questionnaire Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c5c80907-fc4e-435d-9517-f95323b3e9e6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c5c80907-fc4e-435d-9517-f95323b3e9e6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c5c80907-fc4e-435d-9517-f95323b3e9e6.json) ## Summary The Department for Business and Trade is planning a procurement process for the provision of Bill of Lading Shipping Data. The procurement falls under the industry category of Database systems and has been initiated as a tender process. The deadline for engagement with interested suppliers is May 9, 2023. The contracting authority, Department for International Trade, will publish the Contract Notice in May 2023, with a contract start date scheduled for November 2023. This opportunity is well-suited for businesses specializing in database systems, database software packages, and data services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate in this early engagement phase. The Department for International Trade aims to understand the market's perspective on the Bill of Lading Shipping Data requirement, providing a chance for suppliers to contribute insights that can shape the final contractual requirements. This engagement signifies a potential business growth opportunity for firms capable of providing the specified data services on a wide geographic scale, including the UK, Europe, and other global destinations. ## Notice Department for Business and Trade (DBT) (previously known as Department for International Trade), has a potential requirement for the provision of Bill Of Lading Shipping Data. DBT are looking for interested suppliers to complete an Early Engagement Questionnaire, attached below: (Project_2599 - DBT - Bill of Lading Shipping Data - Early Engagement Questionnaire). At this stage, DBT wants to understand the view of the market in terms of its approach to this requirement, key considerations, and costings. Information that it gathers will be used to refine requirements to ensure they are fit for suppliers to deliver against. It should be noted that DBT makes no commitment to procure these services and may decide to not progress this any further following this engagement with the market. DBT reserves the right to change any information contained within the Early Engagement documentation at any time, and Potential Suppliers rely upon any information provided entirely at their own risk. The requirement is for Bill of Lading database and/or service for exports from the UK where a container leaves from a UK port and imports to the UK where the container lands at a UK port or the container lands at a foreign port but with a final destination of the UK. The data that is provided under the Contract will be in the context of UK to World trade, and World to UK trade. The Authority currently has a Contract with ThinkData Works, to provide this data to DBT, Department for Transport (DfT) and Office for National Statistics (ONS) up to November 2023. The data set will be procured and managed by DBT. However, the data set will be used in conjunction with other departments. Colleagues from DBT, DfT and ONS will have full access to the service and data once the Contract starts, preferably through DBT's systems. DBT is also exploring options to share record level data with other Government Departments. The Secretary of State for DBT is the contracting authority responsible for meeting this anticipated requirement. DBT intends to publish the Contract Notice in May 2023, with a contract start date in November 2023. It is anticipated the contract shall be for a period of 24 months, including any available contract option(s). The requirement has an estimated total value of PS560,000 including VAT and this value includes any available contract option(s). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e096b801-5ac8-4bf4-b286-ae562c121836 | | 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 | 26 Apr 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 9 May 2023 | | 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1A 2DY | | 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 - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48610000 - Database systems - 48611000 - Database software package - 72300000 - Data services ## Release History - 26 Apr 2023 at 07:44 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e096b801-5ac8-4bf4-b286-ae562c121836 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e096b801-5ac8-4bf4-b286-ae562c121836 26th April 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/57e569f0-882e-4415-adcf-738aa13d3312 n/a ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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