--- title: "SAP Managed Service - Soft Market Sounding Exercise" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-cea204ce-1fb5-47b2-93ec-fb2a41834fa8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cea204ce-1fb5-47b2-93ec-fb2a41834fa8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cea204ce-1fb5-47b2-93ec-fb2a41834fa8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cea204ce-1fb5-47b2-93ec-fb2a41834fa8.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL" published: "2020-11-25" --- # SAP Managed Service - Soft Market Sounding Exercise Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cea204ce-1fb5-47b2-93ec-fb2a41834fa8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cea204ce-1fb5-47b2-93ec-fb2a41834fa8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cea204ce-1fb5-47b2-93ec-fb2a41834fa8.json) ## Summary Birmingham City Council is currently in the planning stage of a tender titled "SAP Managed Service - Soft Market Sounding Exercise". This public procurement process, aimed at exploring market solutions for SAP Maintenance and Support, is set in the West Midlands, England. The engagement period concludes on 4th December 2020 at 23:59:59. This soft market sounding initiative facilitates dialogue between the Council and potential suppliers, allowing the council to gain valuable insights regarding current market offerings and preferences in service delivery. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in system and support services, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Suppliers of SAP maintenance and support solutions are well-suited to engage in this process, as it will enable them to provide insights that could help shape future procurement strategies. Those interested in participating should prepare to submit a questionnaire, solution overview, and itemised pricing by the deadline while accessing the competitive environment through the designated In-Tend portal. ## Notice Birmingham City Council (BCC) are exploring the market for SAP Maintenance and Support solutions. This soft market sounding may be of interest to suppliers of relevant services. For those potential suppliers of products and services, this soft market sounding is an opportunity to: * Inform the council of relevant products and services in a way that can be easily consumed by them. * Help shape how the council considers the market when taking decisions on procurement scope and approach. * Learn more about BCC prior to engagement through a potential future procurement process. For Birmingham City Council, the purpose of this soft market sounding is to: * Give the market an understanding of Birmingham City Council's needs for SAP Support & Maintenance * Share the council's current thinking on trade-offs between scope, capability, and affordability that need to be made before decisions on the next steps are made. * Find out current market interest in providing relevant products and services to the council. * Find out delivery and market options, including potential cost and cost structures. * Find out the experience the market has in delivering similar services at similar-sized organisations. * Gain insight from the market when considering how best to deliver the service. The council would very much like to hear from a range of different suppliers to the market. Some high-level requirements have been identified to help shape supplier responses. The council expects all suppliers to meet all requirements. Please read the document and if you feel that your organisation is able to contribute to this soft market sounding exercise please complete the requirements questionnaire, along with a solution overview and itemised price list and submit it via the In-Tend portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc by 5:00pm on the 4th December 2020. Registration on In-Tend is free. The system is secure and access to the clarifications will only be made available to those employees of the Council, and/or their authorised advisers in respect of this soft market sounding request. 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 responding please click on the following link to access the Council's portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register your interest. We will send you a username and password so you can download the documentation. Please note that this is not a call for competition. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2dfea234-19b6-4475-a50a-3b56d7de4db3 | | 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 Nov 2020 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 4 Dec 2020 | | 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 | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | 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 - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72250000 - System and support services ## Release History - 25 Nov 2020 at 14:48 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2dfea234-19b6-4475-a50a-3b56d7de4db3 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2dfea234-19b6-4475-a50a-3b56d7de4db3 25th November 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.int-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc - 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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