Published date: 21 December 2022

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: 3 February 2023, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business analysis consultancy services - 72221000

  • Information technology services - 72222300

  • Project management consultancy services - 72224000

    • Project-design services other than for construction work - 79421200

Location of contract

MK19 7BH

Value of contract

£0 to £40,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_344328/1159420

Published date

21 December 2022

Closing date

3 February 2023

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

24 April 2023

Contract end date

23 April 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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

FCDO Services are looking to form a partnership on a range of digital and technical programmes as part of the FCDO Services portfolio of work. The chosen supplier will need to provide expertise and specialism to support delivery and enhance capability covering the IT Operations and Technical skillsets within Digital, Data and Technology roles (DDaT).

The following services are within the scope of this Framework:
- Lot 1 - Technology & Operations' Technology & Architecture Service Provision
- Lot 2 -Technology & Operations' Programme & Project Service Provision

Lot 1 will be awarded to a Single Supplier for the provision of Technical & Architecture services to the Authority. The supplier will work alongside our in-house teams supporting the following (but not limited to);

- Business Architecture, Data Architecture, Application Architecture, Technology Architecture (BDAT), and Security Architecture aligned to the TOGAF and Zachman Framework. Enterprise Architect, Solutions Architect, Data Architect, Security Architect, and Technical Author are examples of roles (please refer to Annex 1 for a full list of capabilities)
- Provide tactical and strategic engineering support to cover BAU and project delivery for software development, as well as technical support ranging from 1st to 4th line support. Service Desk Analysts, Server and Storage Engineer, Network Engineer, Database Engineer, and Desktop and Field Engineers.
- Provide Quality Assurance and Test Practice - Functional testing, Non-functional testing, technical breadth, and Test analysis.

Lot 2 will be awarded to a Single Supplier for the provision of Programme and Project Management and Project Support. The supplier will work alongside our in-house Delivery teams supporting the following (but not limited to);

- Provide Agile Project and Programme support for projects in progress or in scope for completion. Project Manager, Programme Manager, and a Project Management Office are the roles.

About the buyer

Address

Procurement (Business Services Group), HP71, 1st Floor/ East Wing , Hanslope Park ,
Milton Keynes
MK19 7BH
England

Email

adrian.draperoatley@fcdo.gov.uk