--- title: "Call for officer peers and associates with experience of IT, digital and cyber security to provide advice and support to local councils" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e10620f6-98b8-4a93-99e2-71a19fbf2592" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e10620f6-98b8-4a93-99e2-71a19fbf2592" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e10620f6-98b8-4a93-99e2-71a19fbf2592.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e10620f6-98b8-4a93-99e2-71a19fbf2592.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION" published: "2017-09-20" --- # Call for officer peers and associates with experience of IT, digital and cyber security to provide advice and support to local councils Buyer: THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e10620f6-98b8-4a93-99e2-71a19fbf2592 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e10620f6-98b8-4a93-99e2-71a19fbf2592) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e10620f6-98b8-4a93-99e2-71a19fbf2592.json) ## Summary The Local Government Association, located in London, is initiating a procurement process titled "Call for officer peers and associates with experience of IT, digital and cyber security to provide advice and support to local councils." This process falls under the IT services industry category and is currently in the Planning stage. Interested parties should submit their expressions of interest by 5.00pm on Monday, 16th October 2017, as part of an engagement aimed at assessing market interest in providing support services to local councils regarding their IT and cyber security needs. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in IT consulting, digital services, and cyber security. Firms with expertise in providing advisory services for local government operations will find this particularly relevant. Self-employed professionals, recently retired officers, and consulting firms knowledgeable in the public sector's digital landscape are encouraged to participate, leveraging their skills to support councils in enhancing their IT and cyber security capabilities. ## Notice This is a call for local government IT, digital and cyber security officer peers and associates - currently working or recently retired from a role in a council - who would be available to provide support (when requested) to councils on IT, digital and cyber security programmes. As part of the LGA's wider work to help councils improve, the LGA receives requests from time to time from councils to assist them with their IT, digital and cyber security work. To support these requests where appropriate, the LGA does provide funding directly to individual councils under our productivity experts programme and when requested, we sign-post to suitable officer peers and associates that they can then talk to, to see if they might be able to help. We are therefore looking for officers and associates (currently working, self-employed or recently retired (12 to 18 months from September 2017) with suitable expertise to act as a peer / associate to help those councils who ask for this support. This expression of interest is to assess market engagement, to source potential providers and judge interest from potential suppliers. Please note that this process is only being carried out as a means to understanding the level of interest in providing these services and is not a Pre-Qualification Process or a procurement. Please submit your details by 5.00pm on Monday 16th October 2017, please keep to two sides of A4 (font size no smaller than 11 point) and please send to productivity@local.gov.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/46c92739-5920-40f9-908f-6c979b4959bd | | 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 | 20 Sep 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Feb 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 | THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3HZ | | 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 - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 20 Sep 2017 at 10:54 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/46c92739-5920-40f9-908f-6c979b4959bd ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/46c92739-5920-40f9-908f-6c979b4959bd 20th September 2017 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/960c32b1-065f-45fe-ac42-ee05138b3d62 Expression of interest document ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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