Published date: 21 October 2022

Last edited date: 14 August 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 24 November 2022, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£100,000 to £250,000

Procurement reference

DDaT22178

Published date

21 October 2022

Closing date

24 November 2022

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

12 December 2022

Contract end date

17 December 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

**The procurement procedure did not result in a contract award as no suitable offers were made**

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) requires a Software package to capture/ record any hardware and software requirements for space based scientific projects.

Upon receiving a specification from within STFC, the document (which must be readable by Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, or Adobe Acrobat) will be manually uploaded into the tool, which will allow users to capture, trace, analyse, and manage any changes made to information and requirements set out within the document.

A user would then manually select the requirements within the specification to flow down to the relevant users. The tool would allow a user to follow the requirement down the 'tree' to the lowest level to ensure that the engineer with the correct skill set picks up and processes the requirement. It will also allow test results to be related to specific requirements to show if they have been met.

For avoidance of doubt, year 1 of this requirement is cloud based, with the intention to move to an on-premises solution in year 2 for the remainder of the contract. The decision will be made by STFC in year 1 of the agreement, in consultation with the supplier. Any deviation from this intention will not be a material change under PCR 2015 Regulation 72.

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About the buyer

Contact name

DDaT Procurement

Address

Polaris House,North Star Avenue
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Telephone

01793 86 7005

Email

ictprocurement@uksbs.co.uk