Published date: 19 December 2018

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: 18 January 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_196480/733757

Published date

19 December 2018

Closing date

18 January 2019

Contract start date

18 February 2019

Contract end date

30 August 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

FSCS requires external IT Commercial and Technical Consultancy Services to provide:
Phase 1
Advice on market best practice, practical technical considerations and benefits, and procurement strategy considerations and options to deliver CIO Strategic Consultancy and Delivery Services to deliver our Strategy for the 2020's.

Phase 2
To support the procurement of the proposed solution. This shall be conducted in accordance with Public Contract Regulations and FSCS policy.

Further detail can be found in the tender documents

More information

Additional text

In order to participate in this Procurement exercise you are kindly invited to register your company's details so that you can access the electronic copies of the Procurement documents and supporting documentation contained in the "My Response" section of the Bravo e-Portal. Please follow the registration steps below:-

1. Register your company on the FSCS e-Portal (this is only required once)
- Browse to the e-Portal https://fscs.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
- Click the link to register
- Enter your correct business, user details & complete basic profile
- Note - the "Username" you choose
- Click 'Save' when complete
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

2. Express an interest in this Procurement Exercise
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- Click the 'ITT+++ Open To All Suppliers' link
- Click on the relevant ITT+++ to access the content
- Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page
- Note - ITT+++ will move into your 'My ITT+++ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only).
- Now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'ITT+++ Details' box.

3. Respond to the Procurement
- Click 'My Response' under 'ITT+++ Details'
- Choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining)
- Note - Now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with FSCS and seek any clarification
- Please note the deadline for completion
- Submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page.

Contract Value:

The contract for both phases is expected to be below the current OJEU threshold.

Contract Duration:

The first phase is expected to be up-to working 20 days. The second phase will be scoped with the successful consultancy.

About the buyer

Address

10th Floor Beaufort House, 15 St Botolph Street
London
EC3A 7QU
England

Email

Procurement@fscs.org.uk