Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
City of London Corporation
Guildhall
London
EC2P 2EJ
Oliqur.Chowdhury@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 2076063030
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
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
Communication channels for advertising to City workers
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79341000 - Advertising services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The City of London Corporation (the 'City') is carrying out Pre-procurement market engagement ('PPME') in relation to Communication channels for advertising to City workers.
The City has regularly carried out surveys with its stakeholder audiences to determine the level of knowledge of the organisation, its role and services and satisfaction with its activities.
This is due to the fact that the City Corporation, while providing many services often associated with a local authority, is not a local authority and indeed its work goes far beyond to encompass support and promotion of City, London and UK business as a whole and a range of other services for the benefit of the country.
The aim is to ensure the organisation is better understood by City workers. The purpose of this market engagement is to understand which external communication channels exist that can reach this audience in a timely and cost-effective manner.
The City will consider the feedback received to help inform its options and further 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 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. No expense in responding to this PPME will be reimbursed by the City.
Please refer to II.2.4) Description of the procurement below for details on how to obtain the relevant documentation.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 22200000 - Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a soft market testing exercise in relation to an a requirement the City of London Corporation (the City) for communication channels for advertising to City workers.
The soft market testing will involve the submission of the SMT questionnaire - to be received by 12.00pm on 03.08.2021 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 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 'Communication channels for advertising to City workers' where the questionnaire can be obtained.
Please ensure the questionnaire is uploaded to the capital esourcing portal www.capitalesourcing.com by 12.00pm on 03.08.2020
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
13 July 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