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title: "Soft Market Testing - University of York Lighting Upgrades Project"
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# Soft Market Testing - University of York Lighting Upgrades Project

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-testing-university-of-york-lighting-upgrades-project-ocds-h6vhtk-0406d8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University Of York (Pelican): "Soft Market Testing - University of York Lighting Upgrades Project". 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:** [University Of York (Pelican)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-york-pelican-urn-133913)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Artificial and natural lighting engineering services for buildings, Lighting equipment and electric lamps
- **Delivery Location:** UKE21
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0406d8`

## 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-university-of-york-lighting-upgrades-project-ocds-h6vhtk-0406d8#tl-md)

## Description
The University of York has issued this market engagement questionnaire to seek feedback from the energy market to help it to shape its strategy prior to advertising its LED lighting upgrade programme. The aim is for the University to obtain detailed feedback from suppliers and installers, who are capable of supplying services to the University. The University is keen to hear what strategies have been adopted by other similar customers, and what service supply options are available through the market.  
The University intends to utilise the information collected from this questionnaire to develop a procurement strategy to take to market to procure a solution to its lighting upgrade requirements. It is hoped that shaping and refining the procurement strategy will result in a good level of competition and some innovative solutions being proposed by bidders, and therefore this SMT will benefit both suppliers and the University. 
The SMT questionnaire can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/york/aspx/Home

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 31500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028864-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-29T15:27:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T20:06:58.913Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0406d8