--- title: "Soft Market Testing - Security Services 2024" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-cc096410-a639-4f4a-b278-44a0bc3ef077" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cc096410-a639-4f4a-b278-44a0bc3ef077" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cc096410-a639-4f4a-b278-44a0bc3ef077.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cc096410-a639-4f4a-b278-44a0bc3ef077.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION" published: "2023-04-17" --- # Soft Market Testing - Security Services 2024 Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cc096410-a639-4f4a-b278-44a0bc3ef077 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cc096410-a639-4f4a-b278-44a0bc3ef077) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cc096410-a639-4f4a-b278-44a0bc3ef077.json) ## Summary The City of London Corporation is conducting a soft market testing exercise for Security Services. The engagement end date is 2nd May 2023. This exercise is part of the Pre-Procurement Market Engagement phase, allowing suppliers to participate in the future procurement process. The procurement location is London, United Kingdom, and the industry category is security services. This tender by the City of London Corporation offers an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the security services sector. Businesses interested in providing Security Services in London should participate by submitting the Soft Market Testing Questionnaire by 2nd May 2023. This exercise aims to gather feedback to inform future procurement decisions, with no commitment to a formal procurement process at this stage. ## Notice The City of London Corporation (the 'City') is carrying out Pre-Procurement Market Engagement ('PPME') in relation to Security Services. The City will consider the feedback received to help inform its options and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this phase of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and the City is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PPME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PPME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PPME will be at each organisation's own cost. No expense in responding to this PPME will be reimbursed by the City. Additional information: This is a soft market testing exercise in relation to an upcoming requirement the City of London Corporation (the City) has for Security Services for the City. The soft market testing will comprise the Submission of the SMT Questionnaire - to be received by 5pm on 2nd May 2023 via the capital esourcing portal. If your organisation would like to participate in this market engagement exercise, it can do so by completing and returning the market testing questionnaire which can be found on the City's e-procurement portal at: www.capitalesourcing.com. Participants should register as a supplier on the portal on the aforementioned link (if not already), then search for the opportunity titled "Security Services 2024 Soft Market Testing" where the questionnaire can be obtained. Please ensure the questionnaire is uploaded to the capital esourcing portal. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c696b511-6c4a-4a76-83f3-2ce393472f69 | | 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 | 17 Apr 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 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 | CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC2P 2EJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington | | Local authority | Islington | | Electoral ward | Clerkenwell | | Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79710000 - Security services ## Release History - 17 Apr 2023 at 14:48 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c696b511-6c4a-4a76-83f3-2ce393472f69 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c696b511-6c4a-4a76-83f3-2ce393472f69 17th April 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - http://www.capitalesourcing.com Soft Market Testing - Security Services ## Notice URLs - http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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