SOFT MARKET TEST - Bristol City Council Legal management software

<p>Bristol City Council (&ldquo;BCC&rdquo;) is undertaking a Soft Market Testing Exercise in relation to the availability of Legal Management software solutions.&nbsp; This will feed into the development of BCC&rsquo;s ongoing strategy in this area.</p>
<p>As part of this Soft Market Testing Exercise, BCC will invite some of the participating respondents to demonstrate their product and platform to a panel of project stakeholders. BCC will reserve the right to determine who is invited to any demonstration, and an expression of interest by a supplier does not mean an invitation will be automatically forthcoming. Any suppliers who are not invited to a product demonstration are not excluded from involvement in any future procurement project for this requirement.</p>
<p>The Soft Market Test will comprise of two parts:</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Part 1: Expression of interest (EOI) of participation, and high-level capability assessment</p>
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<li>Advert released 1^st February 2021</li>
<li>EOIs allowed from 1^st February 2021 to 12th February 2021 @ 12pm</li>
<li>As part of EOI submission, supplier will be asked to complete a short yes/no questionnaire to assess initial capability</li>
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Part 2: Further capability assessment and potential demonstration sessions</p>
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<li>From this shortlist of interested suppliers, BCC will provide a more detailed questionnaire for suppliers to complete, to further assess market capability. This will be available to all suppliers who meet all requirements in the yes/no questionnaire in Part 1</li>
<li>We may also invite certain suppliers to an online demonstration session of their product</li>
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<p>Whilst BCC&rsquo;s strategic preference is for a Software-as-a-Service solution, we are willing to consider alternative models that may be available in the market.</p>
<p>For the avoidance of doubt, this process is for the purpose of conducting a Soft Market Testing Exercise, and will not formally begin the procurement or constitute any commitment by BCC to undertake any procurement exercise.</p>
<p>If you wish to take part in this Soft Market Testing Exercise, please register to use the ProContract procurement portal: <a href="../../Register">https://procontract.due-north.com/Register</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; The reference for this project is DN522982.</p>