# QU134 - Office Productivity & End User Devices - Soft Market Testing Exercise

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Birmingham City Council](/buyers/birmingham-city-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 11 July 2018
- Planned start: 3 September 2018
- Planned end: 30 September 2018
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 05a867a5-9dd5-49d0-8df1-a9605eba27f8-227864
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ab755e14-0b8f-4ebf-9613-243aa4295a1b

## Description

Following the successful launch event in May, Birmingham City Council would like to invite suppliers to engage in a soft market testing exercise for our upcoming Office Productivity & End User Devices procurement\. We are seeking input from potential bidders to indicate the options and costs for: a\) The provision of support services b\) The provision of End User Device Hardware c\) The project to Upgrade to Windows 10 These services may be delivered as a single managed service, or by multiple suppliers delivering 1 or more of the above services\. There is no preferred solution at this stage\. Suppliers are invited to help shape and inform the Council's approach for this service prior to a full procurement exercise planned for Summer 2018\. Additional information and the soft market testing questionnaire are available through In-Tend - the Councils eProcurement portal\. Registration and use of in-tend is free\. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function\. If you are unable to register with in-tend please either email us at cps@birmingham\.gov\.uk or call 0121 464 8000\. If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access the Council's tender Portal:-\. https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as a potential bidder\. We will send you a log on and password so you can download the soft market testing documents and questionnaire\. Your completed questionnaire should be returned by 3pm 20 July 2018 via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/birminghamcc Additional information: If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal\. Delivery Notes Birmingham Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05a867a5-9dd5-49d0-8df1-a9605eba27f8-227864)