--- title: "QU145 - Market Sounding Exercise for Enterprise Resource Planning [ERP] System" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f1567401-7d3a-4411-a2c2-4c591625f6ae" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f1567401-7d3a-4411-a2c2-4c591625f6ae" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f1567401-7d3a-4411-a2c2-4c591625f6ae.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f1567401-7d3a-4411-a2c2-4c591625f6ae.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL" published: "2018-07-25" --- # QU145 - Market Sounding Exercise for Enterprise Resource Planning [ERP] System Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f1567401-7d3a-4411-a2c2-4c591625f6ae [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f1567401-7d3a-4411-a2c2-4c591625f6ae) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f1567401-7d3a-4411-a2c2-4c591625f6ae.json) ## Summary The Birmingham City Council is initiating a tender process for a Market Sounding Exercise focused on the procurement of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System. The tender, referenced as QU145, aims to gather insights into available ERP solutions, estimate costs, and assess vendor experience, particularly in serving small to medium enterprises (SMEs). The soft market testing is actively taking place in Birmingham, West Midlands, with a deadline for submissions set for 12:00 Noon on 14th August 2018. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in software development and implementation, especially those specialising in ERP solutions. Companies with experience in delivering tailored software for SMEs will be well-suited to engage with this market sounding exercise. Participation may enable these businesses to influence the procurement approach of Birmingham City Council and position themselves favourably for upcoming contracts related to the ERP system. ## Notice Acivico would like to invite suppliers to engage in a soft market testing exercise for our upcoming Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution procurement. The purpose of this soft market testing exercise is for Acivico to: o Determine the ERP solutions that are currently available o Determine the Best ERP solution that fits our requirements o Find out the estimated costs of delivery and implementation o Find out the experience the market has in delivering solutions to SME's similar to Acivico. Suppliers are invited to help shape and inform Acivico's approach for acquiring and implementing an ERP solution prior to a full procurement exercise. Additional information and the soft market testing questionnaire are available through In-Tend - the Councils eProcurement portal. Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function. 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 tendering please click on the following link to access the Council's tender Portal:-. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as a potential bidder. We will send you a log on and password so you can download the soft market testing documents and questionnaire. Your completed questionnaire should be returned by 12:00 Noon on the 14th August 2018 via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc Additional information: If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal. Delivery Notes Birmingham Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dca84f9d-e86e-4fd0-8bfb-bb093a6bcfda | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Jul 2018 | | Submission deadline | 14 Aug 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 14 Aug 2018 - 16 Aug 2018 | | 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 | Active | | 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 | B2 2ZH | | 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 - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48451000 - Enterprise resource planning software package - 72212451 - Enterprise resource planning software development services ## Release History - 25 Jul 2018 at 12:49 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dca84f9d-e86e-4fd0-8bfb-bb093a6bcfda ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dca84f9d-e86e-4fd0-8bfb-bb093a6bcfda 25th July 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - 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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