--- title: "Soft Market Testing (SMT) - Police CyberAlarm - (PCA) - CoLP" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-045a2a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-045a2a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-045a2a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-045a2a.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION" published: "2024-05-16" --- # Soft Market Testing (SMT) - Police CyberAlarm - (PCA) - CoLP Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045a2a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-045a2a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-045a2a.json) ## Summary The City of London Police (CoLP) is conducting a soft market testing exercise for a Police CyberAlarm (PCA) solution. Interested organisations must submit the SMT questionnaire by 12:00 on 28th May 2024 via the capitalesourcing portal. The tender is in the planning stage and falls under the services category. The procurement aims to seek input from the market on packaging and scoping a future PCA contract. The main procurement category is services, and the industry classification is fraud audit services. The location for the procurement is Guildhall, London and other City of London owned premises. This tender opportunity provides a chance for businesses involved in security software development services to participate in the early development stage of the CoLP's CyberAlarm project. Participation in the SMT will not disadvantage any supplier in potential future procurements. The City of London Corporation is the buying organisation overseeing the process. The tender will not cover reimbursement for any costs incurred by participants. The procurement method is a soft market testing exercise that seeks feedback for a potential future procurement opportunity for the Police CyberAlarm (PCA) solution. ## Notice This is a soft market testing exercise in relation to an upcoming requirement the City of London Police (CoLP) for a Police CyberAlarm (PCA) solution. The soft market testing will involve the submission of the SMT questionnaire to be received by 12:00 on 28th May 2024 via the capitalesourcing portal (www.capitalesourcing.com). If your organisation would like to participate in this soft market testing exercise, it can do so by downloading, completing and returning the SMT Questionnaire which can be found on the City's eProcurement portal at: www.capitalesourcing.com, referring to reference numbers: prj_COL_23917 or pqq_COL_1949. 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 Police CyberAlarm - (PCA) solution contract. This contract is a project within the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) Cybercrime National Portfolio. The system is used by all 43 police forces in England and Wales, PSNI, Police Scotland and British Transport Police. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015606-2024 | | 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 | 16 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 14 May 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 - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 72212730 - Security software development services - 79212400 - Fraud audit services ## Release History - 16 May 2024 at 14:39 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015606-2024 ## 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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