--- title: "Soft Market Testing (SMT) - Op Creative Portal" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0424f1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0424f1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0424f1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0424f1.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION" published: "2023-12-12" --- # Soft Market Testing (SMT) - Op Creative Portal Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0424f1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0424f1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0424f1.json) ## Summary The City of London Corporation is conducting a soft market testing exercise for a new Op Creative Portal Contract. The procurement, classified under information technology services, is at the planning stage with a deadline for submitting the soft market testing questionnaire by 10th January 2024. This contract opportunity is for services related to the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) and will involve operations in Guildhall, London, and other City of London premises. This tender presents an opportunity for IT service providers interested in application services. Businesses suited for this tender should focus on information technology services and have experience in dealing with intellectual property infringement matters. The City of London Corporation plays the role of the buying organisation, and the procurement method is a soft market testing exercise to gather market input for shaping a future procurement opportunity. ## Notice This is a soft market testing exercise in relation to an upcoming requirement the City of London (CoL) has for a new Op Creative Portal Contract. The soft market testing will involve the submission of the SMT questionnaire to be received by 12:00 on 10th January 2024 via the capitalesourcing portal (www.capitalesourcing.com). If your organisation would like to participate in this soft market testing exercise, it should firstly complete, sign and return the Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA), via the portal, prior to being able to access the SMT questionnaire. The supplier then can complete and return the SMT Questionnaire. The SMT will be sent once the supplier has returned the NDA via: www.capitalesourcing.com, refer to the Reference number: prj_COL_23175 or pqq_COL_1929. The City will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their applicable SMT Questionnaire(s). Participation or non-participation in the SMT shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the SMT shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participants will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the SMT or failure to attend any follow up interviews that may be arranged at the absolute discretion of the City. Participation in this SMT will be at each organisation's own cost. No expense in responding to this SMT will be reimbursed by the City. ### Lot Information Lot 1 SMT in this case is where the CoL, is at an early stage in development of its proposals but prior to formulating any formal procurement opportunity, it seeks input from the market as to what might be the most attractive way of packaging and scoping a future procurement opportunity for an Op Creative Portal contract. This contract covers the City of London Police as part of the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU). The City of London Police has number of specialist departments. One of these departments is the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU). PIPCU deals with a wide variety of criminal matters that related Intellectual Property (IP) infringement. This departments two main areas of work are hard goods and online IP infringement. PIPCU operates two online website domain disruptions operations called Creative and Ashiko Operation Creative launched in April 2014, it is a ground-breaking initiative designed to disrupt and prevent websites from providing unauthorised access to copyrighted content, led by the PIPC in partnership with the creative and advertising industries. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036533-2023 | | 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 | 12 Dec 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 12 Dec 2023 | | 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 | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72222300 - Information technology services - 72416000 - Application service providers ## Release History - 12 Dec 2023 at 14:30 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036533-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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