--- title: "Soft Market Testing (SMT) - Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0450fc" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0450fc" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0450fc.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0450fc.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION" published: "2024-04-10" --- # Soft Market Testing (SMT) - Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0450fc [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0450fc) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0450fc.json) ## Summary The City of London (CoL) is planning a Soft Market Testing (SMT) exercise for a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solution. Interested organisations can participate by submitting the SMT questionnaire by 24th April 2024. This tender falls under the wide area network services category and aims to gather input from the market to shape a future procurement opportunity. The City aims to enhance its network connectivity infrastructure with world-class solutions. This opportunity is ideal for businesses specializing in network interfaces and related services. Participation in the SMT exercise can provide valuable insights into potential future procurement processes. The City of London Corporation, acting as the buyer, is seeking innovative solutions to support its strategic technology workstreams and transformation programmes. Businesses offering modern and high-performance network connectivity solutions are well-suited to compete in this planned procurement stage. ## Notice This is a soft market testing exercise in relation to an upcoming requirement the City of London (CoL) has for a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solution. The soft market testing will involve the submission of the SMT questionnaire to be received by 12:00 on 24th April 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_23747 or pqq_COL_1943. 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 a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solution contract. This contract covers the City of London (CoL) and City of London Police (CoLP). The City of London and associated organisations ("the City") have a number of strategic technology workstreams and transformation programmes that requite world class network connectivity, from any device, from anywhere. As part of the future planning for a modern, high performance and hyperconnected organisation, the City will conduct a Soft Market Engagement which will offer the City the opportunity to better understand the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions market. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011595-2024 | | 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 Apr 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 9 Apr 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 | 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 - 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 30237110 - Network interfaces - 72720000 - Wide area network services ## Release History - 10 Apr 2024 at 10:38 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011595-2024 ## 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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