Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2019-08-26
Buyer: Department for Education
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72230000: Custom software development services | 72232000: Development of transaction-processing software
Estimated value: 21000000 GBP

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
The purpose of the PIN is to initiate market engagement. It is not being used as a call for competition. The PIN is intended as an information-gathering exercise. This PIN is intended to:
1) Inform the market of a potential future procurement exercise to appoint a number of digital agile delivery partners (maximum 6, minimum to be determined) to implement digital requirements for the NRS programme product pipeline. This would mean working with DfE and other appointed digital partners to design, prototype, build, and test and deliver the NRS digital pipeline of requirements to meet user needs;
2) Inform suppliers that we will be hosting a market engagement event and invite suppliers to attend;
3) This event will be held on 5.9.2019 from 11.00 a.m. to 15.45 in Central London. [Note: Further information will be communicated with suppliers who have expressed their interests via the email address provided].
The National Retraining Scheme is the government’s new programme to help adults retrain into better jobs and be ready for future changes to the economy, including those brought about by automation.
By helping adults to retrain into better jobs, the scheme will also help to meet the needs of businesses for a multi-skilled workforce in the future.
To support the development of the scheme, the Government announced 100 000 000 GBP in the Autumn Budget 2018. This is for the continued testing and development of the scheme, as well as delivering the first parts of the scheme to the public.
The digital delivery partners will have the capability to research, test, design, build, release, iterate, support or retire a digital service.
Digital delivery partners must meet the following outline criteria (further details and specific criteria will be defined later):
— comply with the technology code of practice (https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/code-of-practice.html),
— have the experience and capability to work on all or a number of discovery, alpha, beta, live or retirement phases outlined in the government service design manual (https://www.gov.uk/service-manual),
— capability and experience of digital assessments across all or a number of phases of discovery, alpha, beta and live,
— the ability to work at either of DfE’s London or Manchester offices. Other DfE offices may be used if required at the time of bringing products on stream.
The indicative estimated value of the NRS product pipeline (see table below for current product assumptions) including discovery, alpha, beta and live phases is estimated to be up to 21 000 000 GBP throughout the duration of the contract. This is an estimate and is subject to governance and budget approvals, including future spending review processes, as well as changes driven by further iterations for the product roadmap.


Award value: 21000000