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title: "Soft Market Testing (SMT) - Managed Print Service"
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# Soft Market Testing (SMT) - Managed Print Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-testing-smt-managed-print-service-ocds-h6vhtk-040629). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** City of London Corporation: "Soft Market Testing (SMT) - Managed Print Service". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [City of London Corporation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/city-of-london-ons-e09000001)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Printing and related services, Printing machinery
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040629`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-testing-smt-managed-print-service-ocds-h6vhtk-040629#tl-md)

## Description
This is a soft market testing exercise in relation to an upcoming requirement the City of London (CoL) has for a new Managed Print Services Contract.
The soft market testing will involve the submission of the SMT questionnaire to be received by 12:00 on 19th October 2023 via the capitalesourcing portal (www.capitalesourcing.com).
If your organisation would like to participate in this soft market testing exercise, it can do so by downloading, completing and returning the SMT Questionnaire which can be found on the City's eProcurement portal at: www.capitalesourcing.com, refer to the Reference number: prj_COL_22830 or itt_COL_17554.
The City will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their applicable SMT Questionnaire(s).
Participation or non-participation in the SMT shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the SMT shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process.
Participants will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the SMT or failure to attend any follow up interviews that may be arranged at the absolute discretion of the City. Participation in this SMT will be at each organisation's own cost. No expense in responding to this SMT will be reimbursed by the City.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 42991200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** SMT in this case is where the CoL, is at an early stage in development of its proposals but
prior to formulating any formal procurement opportunity, it seeks input from the market
as to what might be the most attractive way of packaging and scoping a...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028667-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-28T14:44:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T03:52:04.367Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040629