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title: "City of London Housing Repairs & Maintenance - Soft Market Testing"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-041de5"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION"
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# City of London Housing Repairs & Maintenance - Soft Market Testing

Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-041de5

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## Summary

The City of London Corporation is planning a procurement process for Housing Repairs & Maintenance services through a Soft Market Testing exercise. This exercise aims to gather market input to shape the future procurement opportunity. Interested parties can complete a questionnaire on www.capitalesourcing.com and may be invited for further discussions. The outcome will inform an options appraisal leading to detailed reports in line with the City of London Housing Repairs & Maintenance tender procedures. The exercise is valued at £25,000,000 and is open to businesses specialising in repair and maintenance services.

This tender by the City of London Corporation presents an opportunity for businesses to engage in potential future procurement opportunities. Companies offering repair and maintenance services are well-suited to compete in this Soft Market Testing exercise. The Corporation emphasises adherence to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 throughout the process, ensuring fair competition. The planned future notice date for this tender is March 1, 2023, with communication facilitated through an atypical tool URL provided by the Corporation.

## Notice

SMT in this case is where the City of London Corporation, is at an early stage in development of its procurement strategy prior to formulating any formal procurement opportunity, seeks input from the market as to what might be the most potentially attractive way of packaging and scoping a future procurement opportunity. This exercise will also provide an opportunity for the Corporation, to obtain insight into how potential providers 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 the market. The City of London Corporation have developed a questionnaire (via www/capitalesourcing.com) that they would like interested parties to complete, interested parties may then be invited to meet with the project team to discuss in more detail the options if needed. As stated above the outcome of the SMT exercise will inform an options appraisal with recommendations. Further detailed reports will be prepared as appropriate in accordance with the City of London Housing Repairs & Maintenance tender and approval procedures, and in accordance with the Procurement Regulations. Potential participants will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the soft market testing. Potential participants must also note that a response to this request does not guarantee an invitation to participate in this or any future procurement that The City of London Corporation may conduct. Any procurement of the supply and services by the City of London Corporation will be carried out strictly in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Procurement Regulations").

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Soft Market Testing exercise in relation to the upcoming tender for the City of London Housing Repairs & Maintenance contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035303-2023 |
| 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 | 30 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Mar 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,000,000 |
| 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 | CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC2P 2EJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | Clerkenwell |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | TLI London, TLI31 Camden and City of London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services

## Release History

- 30 Nov 2023 at 09:47 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035303-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.capitalesourcing.com
- http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk

## Provenance

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