Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Crown Commercial Service
The Capital Building, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
Telephone: +44 3454102222
E-mail: DCD@crowncommercial.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/ccs
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Other: Public Procurement
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Pre-Market Engagement for RM1043.8 Digital Outcomes 6 (DOS6) & RM6263 Digital Specialists & Programmes (DSP) Replacement/s
Reference number: RM6365
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Crown Commercial Service, as the Authority, intends to put in place 1 or more replacement agreements for RM1043.8 Digital Outcomes 6 (DOS6) & RM6263 Digital Specialists & Programmes (DSP). Please note, this may result in both frameworks being consolidated into one or staying separate. The current agreements provide access to agile application development services, digital specialists, user research studios and user research participants for use by Central Government and UK Public Sector bodies.The scope of services under the new agreement/s will be confirmed following market engagement activities.
The lotting and structure of the framework/s will be determined as a result of the market engagement.
Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
8 000 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72230000
72231000
72232000
72240000
72241000
72242000
72243000
72244000
73110000
73111000
79300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
RM1043.8 and RM6263 currently offer the following services:
Access to teams of DDaT specialists who can design and build bespoke digital products and services using an agile methodology.
The scope of services and capabilities include:-
- high levels of Government security clearance
- the ability to work to Government Digital Service assessments and provision of new and innovative solutions.
- Hire studio space in which to conduct user research activity.
- Find users with the required attributes and characteristics to test a digital product or service.
CCS is seeking market feedback to determine the future approach and scope of services for the above framework/s.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
04/10/2024
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
A Future Opportunity on contract finder can be found here: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8460aa45-09a9-4e1c-9ced-01ba73fe88c6
Crown Commercial Service intends to hold market engagement sessions Q1 & Q2 of 2024 with customers and suppliers interested in bidding for the resulting framework contract/s.
Customer engagement Dates:
03/04/2024 -sign up here.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ccs-customer-engagement-dos-and-dsp-replacement-tickets-859341522627?aff=oddtdtcreator
Supplier engagement dates:
15/04/2024 - SME Event in collaboration with Tech UK - sign up here.
events/sme-market-engagement-event-for-dos-6-and-dsp-replacement-framework.html
Please monitor the websites below for further events.
If you are interested in attending a pre-market engagement session please express your interest by registering for events at our websites:
https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6365
https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM1043.9
Or email DCD@crowncommercial.gov.uk. Further details will be provided to you
Your email must clearly state: the name of your organisation, and contact details for the individual(s) who will participating in the market engagement.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/03/2024