Published date: 17 November 2023

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


Closing: 17 October 2023, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

Location of contract

WS149PY

Value of contract

£339,680

Procurement reference

709291451

Published date

17 November 2023

Closing date

17 October 2023

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 December 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2024

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?

Yes

Description

The Authority requires support to fulfil the phases below in the time frames stated and will form the payment milestones.

Phase 1: Target Data Operating Environment (to be completed within 2 months of contract award). The Contractor shall:

a. Familiarise themselves with the data landscape, business and solution requirements as documented by the Authority within 5 working days of starting the contract. This will be provided by the Authority as part of the implantation period.

b. Assist in designing the data architecture for the new Data Operating Environment with the Authority in a way that will enable the application to efficiently ingest the data and transform it for supply to the reporting function. This will involve significant pan-MOD stakeholder engagement. The Authority will supply the point of contact (POC) details for all Stakeholders as part of the implementation period and will involve the Contractor travelling to locations based on the UK mainland. The reporting functionality will include all reports as currently identified by the Authority.

Phase 2: Technical Development of the interactive end user interface (to be completed within 2 months of completion of Phase 1). The Contractor shall:

a. Design and build the data pipelines for the incoming synthetic data and subsequent live data from a variety of MoD data sources. The system shall be able to ingest, transform and store sensitive data from a variety of internal sources, including but not limited to Army Data Warehouse, Joint Personal Administration.

b. Create data quality reporting to monitor the data flows and report errors in the extraction and ingestion process. A format is to be agreed between the Contractor and the Authority as contract award and is to be reviewed on a weekly basis.

Phase 3: Implementation (to be completed within 2 months of completion of Phase 2). The Contractor shall work with the Authority to:

a. Create the guidelines and procedures, including test cases and scripts, for testing the platform to ensure it meets the needs of multiple types of end user.

b. Run and document the results of User Experience (UX) testing with a group of 3-4 end users.

Award information

Awarded date

15 November 2023

Contract start date

1 December 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Total value of contract

£339,680

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Bearing Point Ltd

Address

100 Lower Thames Street Centennium House EC3R 6DL

Reference

Companies House number: 03144016

Value of contract

£339,680

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Rhean Phoenix

Address

DMS Whittington
Lichfield
Lichfield
WS14 9PY
England

Email

rhean.phoenix101@mod.gov.uk