Future opportunity

PAN3083 - Soft Market Test: E-tendering solution for East Midlands User Group

  • Leicester City Council
  • East Midlands User Group

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-006935

Published 5 March 2024, 8:27am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Leicester City Council

City Hall (4th Floor), 115 Charles Street

Leicester

LE1 1FZ

Contact

Miss Izabela Skowronek

Email

izabela.skowronek@leicester.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1164546188

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKF - East Midlands (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.leicester.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.leicester.gov.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

East Midlands User Group

As listed at II.1.4. Short description below

Leicester

Email

procurement@leicester.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKF - East Midlands (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.leicester.gov.uk

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=8aacf486-4eda-ee11-8127-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21

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

PAN3083 - Soft Market Test: E-tendering solution for East Midlands User Group

Reference number

DN712878

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

The Leicester City Council (‘the Council”) on behalf of public sector buyers listed below, and herein referred to as East Midlands User Group, would like to carry out soft market test in relation to e-tendering solution.

Further background can be found at 2. Background within the PAN3083 E-Tendering Solution SMT questionnaire document (See VI.3. Additional information below for details.)

For the purpose of this exercise, the East Midland User Group includes the following public sector buyers located in the East Midlands region:

1. Derby City Council

2. Derbyshire County Council

3. ESPO

4. Leicester City Council

5. Leicestershire County Council

6. Lincolnshire County Council

7. Nottingham City Council

8. Nottinghamshire County Council

9. North Northamptonshire Council

10. Welland Procurement Unit (at Melton Borough Council)

11. West Northamptonshire

Please note: We do not guarantee that future contract notice will be issued on date provided at II.3. Estimated date of publication of contract notice. This is a mandatory filed which was populated for the purpose of publishing this notice. Following this market engagement exercise, the above listed, may or may not decide to proceed to carry out a join procurement. Alternatively, all or any listed, may elect to make their own arrangements in respect of this requirement. Actual date(s) are likely to vary.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This market test exercise refers to e-tendering solution. Further information can be within the PAN3083 E-Tendering Solution SMT questionnaire document. See VI.3. Additional information below for details.

East Midlands User Group members are currently considering their procurement options, including joint procurement.

Interested suppliers are requested to submit a soft market test response, see VI.3. Additional information below for details and deadline.

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

TBC

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

1 September 2024


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: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Interested parties are requested to complete a questionnaire, which can be found at

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=8aacf486-4eda-ee11-8127-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21

Completed questionnaire to be returned via email to procurement@leicester.gov.uk by 12 noon on the Return Date stipulated therein.

To ensure your response can be clearly identified, please include the subject line: PAN3083 E-Tendering Solution Market Test Response