--- title: "**SOFT MARKET TESTING** Management and Consultancy services to support the Essex Renewal Fund" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03963f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03963f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03963f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03963f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2023-01-10" --- # **SOFT MARKET TESTING** Management and Consultancy services to support the Essex Renewal Fund Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03963f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03963f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03963f.json) ## Summary The Essex County Council is planning a tender titled "**SOFT MARKET TESTING** Management and Consultancy services to support the Essex Renewal Fund" in the services category, specifically for banking and investment services. The Fund aims to invest over £100m, creating jobs and housing across Essex over 20 years. The Council is seeking specialist support for investment management, multidisciplinary services, and facilities management. The soft market test responses deadline is Monday 23rd January 2023 at 12:00pm, with all submissions via ProContract. This tender by Essex County Council presents an opportunity for firms providing investment, planning, and facilities management services to engage with and potentially secure contracts with the Council. Businesses specializing in finance, consultancy, and development services would be well-suited to compete in this tender. The tender offers a chance to be part of a long-term investment fund supporting job creation and housing development in Essex. Respondents can access further details and the questionnaire pack through the Council's e-sourcing portal, ProContract. ## Notice Essex Renewal Fund ("ERF") is a revolving investment fund for land and property projects, which supports Essex County Council's ("ECC's") commitments to good jobs, future growth and investment, green growth and levelling up the economy. Over the next 20 years, the Fund aims to invest at least PS100m, supporting 1,500 jobs and bringing to market enough land to deliver 1,000 new homes across Essex. ECC is now considering how to structure the independent, specialist support required to achieve the Fund's objectives and is therefore seeking responses to this market engagement exercise from firms providing the following services: * Investment management (fund, asset and lettings management) * Multi-disciplinary services (planning consultancy, development consultancy, design and technical services) * Facilities management At this stage this opportunity is soft market test only and NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION. This market test exercise is to allow the Council to ascertain interest from the market, investigate potential options, and consider the best route for a potential future contract opportunity. Further details and a questionnaire pack can be located via the Council's e-sourcing portal, ProContract: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login Please note that you will need to register a supplier account to access the soft market test questionnaire pack. However, the registration process is free of charge and provides access to all the current and forthcoming procurement opportunities for Essex County Council alongside several other public sector organisations. The deadline for the soft market test responses will be Monday 23rd January 2023 at 12:00pm; all responses and clarifications must be submitted via ProContract. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Respondents are advised that the purpose of this PIN is to engage with the market and ascertain interest / feasibility and to inform the sourcing route and structure of the potential opportunity. The scope of service, date of publication or potential contract value may be amended following the conclusion of soft market testing and should not be taken as a final "version" of requirement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000687-2023 | | 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 | 10 Jan 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 10 Jan 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHELMSFORD | | Post town | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM1 1QH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex | | Local authority | Chelmsford | | Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central | | Westminster constituency | Chelmsford | | Delivery location | TLH3 Essex | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services ### Codes - 66100000 - Banking and investment services ## Release History - 10 Jan 2023 at 14:35 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000687-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Login - https://www.essex.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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