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title: "Values and Behaviours - Culture Development - Soft Market Testing"
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# Values and Behaviours - Culture Development - Soft Market Testing

Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e24b2a07-fff5-4280-a913-c0a53154a776

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## Summary

The City of London Corporation is currently in the planning phase for a procurement initiative titled "Values and Behaviours - Culture Development - Soft Market Testing." The focus is on human resources management consultancy services, with the primary location being London, United Kingdom. Key dates include the engagement end date on 14th October 2024. This soft market testing endeavours to gather insights from the market to effectively shape an upcoming formal procurement opportunity, ensuring that potential suppliers help determine the best approach for service delivery.

This tender offers excellent growth opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in human resources consultancy and organisational development. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations are particularly encouraged to participate. The exercise aims to collect valuable market intelligence that will inform future procurement strategies, offering businesses the chance to influence the scope and requirements of a significant project. Interested parties are required to complete a provided questionnaire, with the potential of further engagement through face-to-face discussions.

## Notice

The soft market testing (SMT), in this case is where City Corporation, at an early stage in development of its proposals but prior to formulating any formal procurement opportunity, seeks input from the market as to what might be the most attractive way of packaging and scoping a future procurement opportunity. This exercise will provide an opportunity for City Corporation to obtain insight into how participants might approach the delivery of the service in question. It also gives useful early insight into the likely level of interest in a proposed project from that market. Invited participants will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the soft market testing or failure to attend any follow up face-to-face interviews that may be arranged. Participants must also note that a response to this notice does not guarantee an invitation to participate in this or any future procurement that City Corporation may conduct, nor that City Corporation will procure any such supply and services or accepts any proposals offered. Any procurement of the supply and services by City Corporation will be carried out strictly in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. City Corporation has developed a questionnaire (attached at the end of this document) that they would like interested parties to complete; interested participants MAY then be invited to meet with the project team to discuss in more detail the options. As stated above, the outcome of the SMT exercise will inform our procurement options appraisal with recommendations. Further detailed reports will be prepared as appropriate in accordance with the City Corporation's tender and approval procedures, and in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a584922-0cb1-4443-92a5-f722fe18e626 |
| 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 | 30 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 14 Oct 2024 |
| 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 | Not specified |
| Postcode | EC2 2EJ |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2024 at 10:43 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a584922-0cb1-4443-92a5-f722fe18e626

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a584922-0cb1-4443-92a5-f722fe18e626
  30th September 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.capitalesourcing.com
  The SMT questionnaire(s) is available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at www.capitalesourcing.com please refer to PQQ: pqq_COL_1997 - Values and Behaviours - Culture Development - Soft Market Testing (SMT)

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