Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-11-10
Buyer: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72200000 | 72211000: Systems and user software programming services | 72212000: Platform-specific software programming services | 72221000: Business analysis consultancy services
Estimated value: 345000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-12-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Crown Commercial Service as the Contracting Authority is putting in place a Pan Government Collaborative Framework Agreement for use by UK public sector bodies identified at VI.3 (and any future successors to these organisations), which include Central Government Departments and their Arm's Length Bodies and Agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies and Local Authorities.
The above Public Sector Bodies have a need for a compliant Procurement Vehicle to access digital outcomes, specialists and supporting services.
This Framework will be a recurring Framework, the maximum duration of any Call-Off Contract that may be placed by an eligible Contracting Body is 24 months (with an optional extension for a further 6 months).
This Digital Outcomes and Specialists 2 procurement will be responded to via the Digital Marketplace (accessed here: https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk) and details of how to register are included in the ITT. Suppliers must register on the Digital Marketplace as this is a new system being used by the Contracting Authority. Full instructions on how to register are included in the ITT and suppliers must follow the instructions to register.
Full instructions are contained in the ITT for this procurement and details the steps that suppliers need to take to offer services on the Digital Marketplace.
Suppliers in the digital outcomes category will provide solutions to research, test, design, build, deliver, evolve, retire or support a digital service during the phases outlined in the Service Design Manual.
Digital outcomes suppliers can help research, test, design, build, release, iterate, support or retire a digital service.
— comply with the technology code of practice (https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/code-of-practice.html)
— understand what it means to work on one of the discovery, alpha, beta, live or retirement phases outlined in the government service design manual (https://www.gov.uk/service-manual)
— a discovery phase to create an information systems vision for the business functions of an NHS department
— the build of an online, front-end billing application to replace a paper-based system for Ministry of Justice
Digital Specialist suppliers provide their expertise as a service. The various roles and how to build a good service can also be found in the Service Design Manual. Government departments and teams often need digital specialists to deliver a specific piece of work on a service, programme or project. Specialists will be commissioned to deliver a specific outcome with defined deliverables.
Digital specialists suppliers provide government departments and teams with specialists for work on a service, programme or project. The work you do has a defined scope and deliverables.
— ensure all roles support the government service design manual's description (https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/the-team) of what you need to build a successful service
— a delivery manager to work on the transition of the replacement driving licence product from beta to live

Eligibility requirements: Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the Regulations on the basis of information provided in response to an Invitation to Tender (‘ITT’). This procurement will be managed electronically via the Digital Marketplace. To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the Digital Marketplace. If you are new to the Digital Marketplace, go to https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/suppliers/create to create an account. 1. Create, or log into, an account on the Digital Marketplace homepage https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk (this is only required once for all tenders on the platform) — Click on ‘Log in’ or ‘Create a supplier account’. To create a new supplier account, you will need to provide your company's head office DUNS number, Companies House number (if you have one), and contact details. 2. Click the ‘start application’ button at the top of your account page to start your application. You can now receive Digital Outcomes and Specialists 2 email updates, read legal documents and guidance, ask clarification questions, make your supplier declaration and add services to your submission. 3. Services that you've marked as ‘complete’ will be automatically submitted at 17:00 GMT, 14.12.2016, if you have also made the supplier declaration. You must ask any clarification questions on the Digital Marketplace Digital Outcomes and Specialists updates page at: https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/suppliers/frameworks/digital-outcomes-and-specialists-2/updates Potential Providers will be assessed on the basis of information provided in response to an ITT. This procurement will be managed electronically via the Digital Marketplace. To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the Digital Marketplace. If you have not yet registered on the Digital Marketplace, this can be done online at https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk. Click on ‘Create a supplier account’. You will need to provide your company's head office DUNS number, Companies House number (if you have one), and contact details. The Contracting Authority is not conducting financial checks for appointment to the Framework Agreement. Financial checks may be performed by the Contracting Bodies during further competition. Potential Providers will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the Regulations on the basis of information provided in response to an ITT. The ITT can be accessed at: https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in III.2.1. This is a low threshold framework, entry onto which will be largely based on supplier self-certification as to technical capability and quality service delivery.
Potential Providers will be assessed on the basis of information provided in response to an ITT. This procurement will be managed electronically via the Digital Marketplace. To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the Digital Marketplace. If you have not yet registered on the Digital Marketplace, this can be done online at https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk. Click on ‘Create a supplier account’. You will need to provide your company's head office DUNS number, Companies House number (if you have one), and contact details. The Contracting Authority is not conducting financial checks for appointment to the Framework Agreement. Financial checks may be performed by the Contracting Bodies during further competition.
Potential Providers will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the Regulations on the basis of information provided in response to an ITT. The ITT can be accessed at: https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in III.2.1. This is a low threshold framework, entry onto which will be largely based on supplier self-certification as to technical capability and quality service delivery.