South Lanarkshire Council AV Upgrade Council Chambers and Committee Room 1

This Market Engagement Questionnaire is being made publicly available to any organisations interested in the upgrading of Audio-Visual Equipment within the Council Chambers and Committee Room 1 in Council Headquarters, Almada Street, Hamilton.

This exercise is intended to provide potential bidders with the opportunity to view and comment on the AV Upgrade requirements if they wish to do so. This builds on a commitment to engage with the market, by sharing information and seeking input from the market to enable us to develop the final Invitation to Tender (ITT) in a fair and transparent manner. This exercise is to ensure that the final ITT provides all tenderers with a clear understanding of the Council’s requirements and help reduce the number of questions that may be raised in the Tender Period.

We are currently considering using the CCS DPS Audio Visual Technical Consultancy and Commissioning, RM6225, and this market engagement questionnaire is designed to establish the suitability of that route to market.

Potential bidders are invited to complete the Questionnaire and submit their responses no later than midnight on Sunday 13th June 2021. Responses should be sent to jenna.ward@southlanarkshire.gov.uk . Responses received after Sunday 13th June may still be considered for the purpose of informing the ITT.

The Council is anticipating holding a series of Market Engagement meetings upon reviewing the responses to the Questionnaires.

The intention of the Market Engagement meetings would be to allow potential Providers to give their views on proposed technological and service solution to upgrade the AV infrastructure, and to discuss their responses to this Questionnaire. This would be used to help inform the final Specification and Invitation to Tender (ITT).