Published date: 21 December 2017

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 8 January 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

NP10 8XG

Value of contract

£84,850

Procurement reference

PU-18-0195

Published date

21 December 2017

Closing date

8 January 2018

Contract start date

9 January 2018

Contract end date

5 February 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Office for National Statistics (the Contracting Authority) requires Critical Friend reviews on the current approach and strategy for both Operational Readiness Test Assurance and Operational Risk Management & Interventions workstreams. The aim of these reviews would be to help us understand: where each workstream is at, where it should be at, what the gaps are in our current delivery plan approach, and any potential barriers that may impact the project delivery schedule (e.g. risks and issues).

Outputs
1.Operational Readiness Test Assurance Workstream: We require a deliverable outcome for the Critical Friend review that will review the following areas and make recommendations to meet the requirement:
i.Consider an Operationally Driven approach -from both business and technical lenses
ii.Structured Test Process supporting progressive testing and exercising continuous improvement
iii.Tools and Techniques
iv.Adaptive test methods
v.Roles and Responsibilities of stakeholders related to testing across the Census Programme
vi.Approach to operational readiness assessment and reporting

2.Operational Risk Management & Interventions Workstream: We require a deliverable outcome for the Critical Friend review that will review the following areas and make recommendations to meet the requirement
i.Interventions catalogue
ii.Intervention triggers and escalation/resolver groups -
iii.Roles and responsibilities for operational phases in 2019 and 2021 -covering planning, delivery and response
iv.Process flows and business area interfaces in particular cross over with MI, BCP, incident and crisis management

Award information

Awarded date

20 December 2017

Contract start date

9 January 2018

Contract end date

5 February 2018

Total value of contract

£84,850

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

DELOITTE LLP

Address

2 NEW STREET SQUARE
LONDON
EC4A 3BZ
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 0

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Deryn Martin

Address

Cardiff Road
Newport
NP10 8XG
Wales

Email

deryn.martin@ons.gov.uk