IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Tender description

Crown Commercial Service as the Contracting Authority is putting in place a Pan Government Collaborative Framework Agreement for use by UK public sector bodies identified at VI.3 (and any future successors to these organisations), which include Central Government Departments and their Arm's Length Bodies and Agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies and Local Authorities. The above Public Sector Bodies have a need for a technology service Framework Agreement, which will deliver local, regional and national technology services for the range of service outlined below. The agreement will include but not be limited to the following technology support services: — Hardware management and support, — Software management and support, — Network management and support, — Data management, — Enterprise security (Security Operations Centre — SOC services), — Technology service discovery, — Technology service disaggregation, — Transition and transformation of existing technology services, — Technology strategy and service design. The Services covered by this Procurement have been sub-divided into 4 Lots, namely: Lot 1 — Technology Strategy and Services Design, Lot 2 — Transition and Transformation, Lot 3 — Operational Services. a — End User Services, b — Operational Management, c — Technical Management, d — Application and Data Management. Lot 4a — Programmes and Large Projects: Official Security Level. Lot 4b — Programmes and Large Projects: above Official Security Level (Secret and Top Secret). Bidders have the opportunity to bid for all or a combination of Lots 1 to 3. You will be eligible for a place on Lot 4a if you have been successful on all of Lots 1, 2 and 3 (including all of a, b, c and d). You will be eligible for a place on Lot 4b if you have been successful on all Lots 1, 2 and 3 (including all of a, b, c and d) and passed the additional security requirements. Crown Commercial Service reserves the right for an electronic auction to be held by contracting authority(s) during further competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement(s).