Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bristol City Council
Bristol City Council, City Hall, College Green
Bristol
BS1 5TR
Contact
Mr Cameron Graley
Telephone
+44 7511934675
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
SOFT MARKET TEST - Bristol City Council Legal management software
Reference number
DN522982
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48100000 - Industry specific software package
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Bristol City Council (“BCC”) is undertaking a Soft Market Testing Exercise in relation to the availability of Legal Management software solutions. This will feed into the development of BCC’s ongoing strategy in this area.
As part of this Soft Market Testing Exercise, BCC will invite some of the participating respondents to demonstrate their product and platform to a panel of project stakeholders. BCC will reserve the right to determine who is invited to any demonstration, and an expression of interest by a supplier does not mean an invitation will be automatically forthcoming. Any suppliers who are not invited to a product demonstration are not excluded from involvement in any future procurement project for this requirement.
The Soft Market Test will comprise of two parts:
Part 1: Expression of interest (EOI) of participation, and high-level capability assessment
- Advert released 1st February 2021
- EOIs allowed from 1st February 2021 to 12th February 2021 @ 12pm
As part of EOI submission, supplier will be asked to complete a short yes/no questionnaire to assess initial capability
Part 2: Further capability assessment and potential demonstration sessions
- From this shortlist of interested suppliers, BCC will provide a more detailed questionnaire for suppliers to complete, to further assess market capability. This will be available to all suppliers who meet all requirements in the yes/no questionnaire in Part 1
- We may also invite certain suppliers to an online demonstration session of their product
Whilst BCC’s strategic preference is for a Software-as-a-Service solution, we are willing to consider alternative models that may be available in the market.
For the avoidance of doubt, this process is for the purpose of conducting a Soft Market Testing Exercise, and will not formally begin the procurement or constitute any commitment by BCC to undertake any procurement exercise.
If you wish to take part in this Soft Market Testing Exercise, please register to use the ProContract procurement portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/Register. The reference for this project is DN522982.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bristol City Council (“BCC”) is undertaking a Soft Market Testing Exercise in relation to the availability of Legal Management software solutions. This will feed into the development of BCC’s ongoing strategy in this area.
As part of this Soft Market Testing Exercise, BCC will invite some of the participating respondents to demonstrate their product and platform to a panel of project stakeholders. BCC will reserve the right to determine who is invited to any demonstration, and an expression of interest by a supplier does not mean an invitation will be automatically forthcoming. Any suppliers who are not invited to a product demonstration are not excluded from involvement in any future procurement project for this requirement.
The Soft Market Test will comprise of two parts:
Part 1: Expression of interest (EOI) of participation, and high-level capability assessment
- Advert released 1st February 2021
- EOIs allowed from 1st February 2021 to 12th February 2021 @ 12pm
As part of EOI submission, supplier will be asked to complete a short yes/no questionnaire to assess initial capability
Part 2: Further capability assessment and potential demonstration sessions
- From this shortlist of interested suppliers, BCC will provide a more detailed questionnaire for suppliers to complete, to further assess market capability. This will be available to all suppliers who meet all requirements in the yes/no questionnaire in Part 1
- We may also invite certain suppliers to an online demonstration session of their product
Whilst BCC’s strategic preference is for a Software-as-a-Service solution, we are willing to consider alternative models that may be available in the market.
For the avoidance of doubt, this process is for the purpose of conducting a Soft Market Testing Exercise, and will not formally begin the procurement or constitute any commitment by BCC to undertake any procurement exercise.
If you wish to take part in this Soft Market Testing Exercise, please register to use the ProContract procurement portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/Register. The reference for this project is DN522982.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
25 June 2021
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No