Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
City of London Corporation
Guildhall
London
EC2P 2EJ
UK
Contact person: Andrew Stirland
Telephone: +44 2076063030
E-mail: Andrew.Stirland@cityoflondon.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.capitalesourcing.com
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Soft Market Testing - Tower Bridge Visitor Attraction
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71220000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The City of London Corporation (the ‘City’) is carrying out pre-procurement market engagement (‘PPME’) in relation to the provision of a design team to develop a masterplan for redeveloping the visitor attraction within the current footprint, the surrounding properties owned by City Bridge Foundation and areas in the public realm.
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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79415200
79933000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a soft market testing exercise in relation to a forthcoming procurement the City of London Corporation (the City) for the provision of a design team to develop a masterplan for redeveloping the visitor attraction within the current footprint, the surrounding properties owned by City Bridge Foundation and areas in the public realm.
The soft market testing will involve the submission of a SMT questionnaire — to be received by 12:00 (noon) 7 January 2025.
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.
Please ensure the questionnaire is uploaded to the capitalesourcing portal (www.capitalesourcing.com).
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
04/04/2025
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This PPME is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘CapitaleSourcing’ (url:www.capitalesourcing.com).
Therefore, to access the PPME documentation please register on the system and then search using 'Soft Market Testing - Tower Bridge Visitor Attraction'.
Organisations must submit their completed SMT questionnaire via the system by the return deadline of 12.00pm Noon on 07.01.2025 in order to participate and registration is free.
SMT questionnaire submissions cannot be uploaded after the return deadline.
The City will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their SMT questionnaire.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/12/2024