Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Ofgem
10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf
London
E14 4PU
UK
Telephone: +44 2079017000
E-mail: Procurement2@ofgem.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ofgem.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10021
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Digital Professional Services, Technical Expertise and Rapid Resource Deployment
Reference number: 2023-040
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72224000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Ofgem will engage the Supplier to provide a managed service for the provision of digital specialists and consultancy resource.
The Supplier shall provide individual experts and highly skilled project teams on a fixed delivery model, and be able to manage, deliver and assume responsibility for the outcome of various projects / programmes / requirements. The nature of requirements will include ‘Statement of Works’ (SOW) consultancy and professional services to research, test, design, build, release, iterate, support, project manage or retire digital services.
It is also expected that the Supplier will aid Ofgem in its efforts to resolve the in-house technical skills gap through both the upskilling of existing staff members in digital capabilities.
Specialist resource (individuals or teams) will be required to complete individual milestones or specific project deliverables related to the programme(s) of work. These will be communicated by Ofgem’s contract manager via a SOW on an individual project basis.
It is a mandatory requirement for Ofgem that every specialist(s) onboarded via this engagement must be Baseline Personal Security Standard (BPSS) Certified and, in special cases (Ofgem to advise if applicable to the role and circumstances), Security Clearance (SC) approved.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
18 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72224000
72300000
71300000
72212100
71354100
72212730
76100000
72226000
72220000
72246000
72266000
72600000
79411100
79400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UK.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Ofgem will require the Supplier to deploy highly skilled project teams or individuals to deliver against a defined set of requirements, within an agreed and signed ‘Statement of Work’ (SOW) along with clear delivery and payment milestones for individual programmes / projects / requirements.
The nature of requirements will include, but not be limited to, consultancy and professional services, to research, test, design, build, release, iterate, support, project manage or retire digital services.
As part of the requirement, Ofgem will be looking to deploy specialists for short, medium, and potentially longer-term assignments in areas such as:
* User experience and design
* Performance analysis and data
* Security
* Technical service delivery
* Software development
* Infrastructure
* Support and operations
* Testing and auditing
* User research
* Project Management
* IT engineering, including technical leads and DevOps
* The Supplier may be expected to sub-contract outside resource where they are unable to directly deliver Ofgem's requirements due to technical speciality or within a reasonable timescale.
Ofgem would expect all services within the contract to be delivered “off-payroll”, outside of IR35.
Tenderers should expect to provide their own equipment, but may be required to use Ofgem equipment or a VPN solution in order to securely access and update sensitive documentation and content.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 75
Price
/ Weighting:
25
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-021151
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2023-040
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/02/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 37
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 22
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 37
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SATIGO Ltd (2023-040A)
70 St Mary Axe
London
EC2R 8EJ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
LA International Computer Consultants Limited (2023-040B)
International House, Festival Way
Stoke on Trent
ST1 5UB
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Solirius Ltd (2023-040C)
3rd Floor, 65 Leadenhall Street
London
EC3A 2AD
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 18 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:231450)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/03/2024