--- title: "Soft Market Testing - City Advice Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04c13e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04c13e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c13e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c13e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION" published: "2024-11-29" --- # Soft Market Testing - City Advice Service Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c13e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04c13e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c13e.json) ## Summary The City of London Corporation is in the planning stage of a procurement process for a new City Advice Service, focused on health and social work services. This process is currently engaging in Pre-procurement Market Engagement (PPME) to gather supplier feedback, which will inform future decisions regarding the formal procurement process. Interested organisations are required to submit their completed soft market testing (SMT) questionnaires via the CapitalESourcing portal by 12:00 pm on 3 January 2025. The procurement stage is categorised as services within the regional location of UKI. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social work services to expand their operations by engaging with a prominent local authority. Companies with expertise in providing advisory and support services would particularly benefit from participating in this engagement. By taking part in this PPME, businesses can align their offerings to better meet the needs of the City of London Corporation's upcoming requirements, thereby positioning themselves competitively for the actual procurement phase. Additionally, this engagement phase is a strategic opportunity for businesses to provide input that could shape the scope and structure of the future procurement process. ## Notice The City of London Corporation (the 'City') is carrying out Pre-procurement market engagement ('PPME') in relation to a City Advice Service. The City will consider the feedback received to help inform its options and decision-making. For the avoidance of doubt, this phase of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and the City is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PPME shall not prevent any supplier from participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PPME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PPME will be at each organisation's own cost. The City will reimburse no expense in responding to this PPME. Please refer to II.2.4) for more information. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This is a soft market testing exercise in relation to an upcoming requirement the City of London Corporation (the City) has for a new City Advice Service. The soft market testing will involve the submission of the SMT questionnaire -- to be received by 12.00pm Noon on 03.01.2025 via the capital esourcingportal. If your organisation would like to participate in this market engagement exercise, it can do so by completing and returning the soft market testing questionnaire which can be found on the City's e-procurement portal at www.capitalesourcing.com Participants should register as a supplier on the portal on the aforementioned link (if not already), then search for the opportunity titled 'City Advice Service' where the questionnaire can be obtained. Please ensure the questionnaire is uploaded to the capital esourcing portal www.capitalesourcing.com by 12.00pm Noon on 03.01.2025. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038641-2024 | | 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 | 29 Nov 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 29 Nov 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 | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 29 Nov 2024 at 15:24 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038641-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://www.capitalesourcing.com - https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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