--- title: "WM Placement Portal Replacement Soft Market Sounding Exercise" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029791" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-029791" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-029791.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-029791.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL" published: "2021-03-02" --- # WM Placement Portal Replacement Soft Market Sounding Exercise Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029791 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-029791) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-029791.json) ## Summary Birmingham City Council (BCC) is currently in the planning stage of a Soft Market Testing Exercise aimed at exploring potential solutions for a Child Care Placement Portal Replacement software. This procurement is classified under IT services, specifically software development and support, and is open to suppliers capable of providing innovative web-based portal solutions. Interested parties must register with BCC's e-Tendering system, In-Tend, to access the necessary documentation, with submissions due by noon on 26 March 2021. The council's contact point for queries is the Corporate Procurement Services, reachable at +44 1214648000. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those focusing on software development and online portal solutions. Suppliers offering innovative technological solutions or those experienced in similar projects for public sector organisations, particularly in child care or service brokerage, will find this opportunity particularly suited to their capabilities. Engaging with this Soft Market Testing process may lead to further procurement opportunities as BCC develops its specifications based on market feedback. ## Notice The Birmingham City Council (BCC) though this market testing exercise is looking for supplier(s) who can provide the council with a secure online portal for Child Care Placement service. The purpose of this Soft Market Testing Exercise is to gain a better understanding of what solutions are available in the market that could provide a viable alternative or enhancement to the Council's current online portal and to support BCC in development a specification. The questionnaire provided in the Soft Market Testing pack includes a range of BCC services and transactions type, some of which are available through existing online portal. Birmingham City Council has also provided a few general high-level functional requirements that the existing online account solution provides, plus several high-level technical requirements. Suppliers are asked to rate their own offerings in relation to these. If you are interested in tendering, please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender portal, detail on how to register on the e-tender portal is below. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Birmingham City Council (BCC) is working with West Midlands Children's Services (a collaborative of 14 Local Authorities (LA's) and Children's Trusts (Trusts)) to undertake Soft Market testing exercise for a web-based IT solution that provides a single portal for use by all 14 LA's and Trusts that enables brokerage of services and placements searches across a number of frameworks. The West Midlands Local Authorities & Trusts include Birmingham Children's Trust, Coventry City Council, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Herefordshire Council, Sandwell Children's Trust, Shropshire County Council, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Staffordshire County Council, Stoke-On-Trent City Council, Borough of Telford & Wrekin , Walsall Council, Warwickshire County Council, Wolverhampton City Council and Worcestershire Children First. There are approx. 200 staff from commissioning and placements teams across the 14 LAs and Trusts that are registered users of the current system and around 800 providers. This is subject to change as new frameworks are added. The existing system is due to expire in 2022 and we are interested to learn about innovative ideas and potential future solutions for its replacement. To take part in the Soft Market Testing exercise, please visit our etendering portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamc The BCC would very much like to hear from a range of different suppliers to the market. Both service and product options are of interest. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004140-2021 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 2 Mar 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 16 May 2021 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | 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 - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 2 Mar 2021 at 14:08 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004140-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.finditinbirmingham.com - http://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamc - 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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