Published date: 7 February 2022

This notice was replaced on 20 July 2022

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 20 July 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Software consultancy services - 72266000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£200,000

Procurement reference

tender_298027/1040629

Published date

7 February 2022

Closing date

22 March 2022

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

31 March 2022

Contract end date

31 March 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 Defence Awarding Organisation (DAO) requires a digitalised qualification management system (QMS) to improve efficiency, reduce regulatory risk and grow capacity to meet increasing Defence demand.

The awarding organisation (AO) landscape is moving from physical printed certification to digital certificates and the regulatory burden is increasing, resulting in the DAO requiring stronger compliance processes across its centres; otherwise, DAO risk the chance of regulatory sanction. Consequently, to help future proof, and reduce risk, DAO requires a QMS that provides:

- Governance control
- Qualification development and management
- Centre control
- Digital certification

DAO needs to align with Defence Academy's (DefAc), intent to become a digital academy and offer eCertificates and only physical 'printed' qualification certification as an option for the learner, thus removing default manual certificate process that currently exists within DAO and across all centres.

More information

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About the buyer

Address

Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
Shrivenham
SN6 8LA
England

Email

Andrew.hall453@mod.gov.uk