---
title: "Soft Market Testing - University of York Lighting Upgrades Project"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0406d8"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0406d8"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0406d8.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0406d8.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF YORK"
published: "2023-09-29"
---

# Soft Market Testing - University of York Lighting Upgrades Project

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF YORK  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0406d8

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0406d8)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0406d8.json)

## Summary

The University of York is planning a tender for the "Soft Market Testing - University of York Lighting Upgrades Project" in the services category, related to artificial and natural lighting engineering services for buildings. This market engagement questionnaire seeks feedback from suppliers and installers to shape the University's strategy before advertising its LED lighting upgrade programme. The main goal is to develop a procurement strategy for the lighting upgrade requirements, stimulating competition and innovative solutions among bidders. The future notice date for this tender is 1st February 2024, and the delivery location is the University of York Campus in Heslington, York YO10 5DD.

This tender by the University of York offers business growth opportunities for suppliers in the lighting equipment and electric lamps sector. Companies capable of providing services for lighting upgrades to universities are well-suited to compete. The University is looking to engage with innovative suppliers who can offer strategic solutions for their lighting upgrade requirements. This tender process can lead to fruitful partnerships between suppliers and the University, encouraging competition and the development of innovative solutions in the lighting engineering services field.

## Notice

The University of York has issued this market engagement questionnaire to seek feedback from the energy market to help it to shape its strategy prior to advertising its LED lighting upgrade programme. The aim is for the University to obtain detailed feedback from suppliers and installers, who are capable of supplying services to the University. The University is keen to hear what strategies have been adopted by other similar customers, and what service supply options are available through the market. The University intends to utilise the information collected from this questionnaire to develop a procurement strategy to take to market to procure a solution to its lighting upgrade requirements. It is hoped that shaping and refining the procurement strategy will result in a good level of competition and some innovative solutions being proposed by bidders, and therefore this SMT will benefit both suppliers and the University. The SMT questionnaire can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/york/aspx/Home

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The University of York has issued this market engagement questionnaire to seek feedback from the energy market to help it to shape its strategy prior to advertising its LED lighting upgrade programme. The aim is for the University to obtain detailed feedback from suppliers and installers, who are capable of supplying services to the University. The University is keen to hear what strategies have been adopted by other similar customers, and what service supply options are available through the market. The University intends to utilise the information collected from this questionnaire to develop a procurement strategy to take to market to procure a solution to its lighting upgrade requirements. It is hoped that shaping and refining the procurement strategy will result in a good level of competition and some innovative solutions being proposed by bidders, and therefore this SMT will benefit both suppliers and the University.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028864-2023 |
| 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 | 29 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Feb 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 | UNIVERSITY OF YORK |
| Locality | YORK |
| Post town | York |
| Postcode | YO10 5DD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE21 York |
| Local authority | York |
| Electoral ward | Hull Road |
| Westminster constituency | York Central |
| Delivery location | TLE21 York |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 31500000 - Lighting equipment and electric lamps
- 71318100 - Artificial and natural lighting engineering services for buildings

## Release History

- 29 Sep 2023 at 15:27 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028864-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.york.ac.uk
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/york/aspx/Home

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0406d8. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0406d8.json.
