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Early Market Engagement - Provision of Support for ONS Business Glossary applications - VocBench and Skosmos - 13th December

OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS

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Summary of the contracting process

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is conducting an early market engagement for the provision of support services for its Business Glossary applications, VocBench and Skosmos. The market engagement event is scheduled for 13th December 2021 and will take place virtually. Interested suppliers must register by 10th December 2021 at midday. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the tender period ends on 31st December 2021, with the contract expected to commence on 4th January 2022 and run until 3rd January 2024. This procurement is classified under Systems and technical consultancy services.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in application support, software installation, and technical consultancy, particularly those with expertise in cloud environments and open-source frameworks. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) would be particularly well-suited to compete, as the procurement is designed to encourage their participation. Suppliers capable of providing robust support services for application management and content organisation are encouraged to engage with the ONS and benefit from this multi-year contract opportunity.

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Notice Title

Early Market Engagement - Provision of Support for ONS Business Glossary applications - VocBench and Skosmos - 13th December

Notice Description

Update - Postponed until 13th December - Please register by 10th December 12:00 midday The ONS are looking to secure the services of a Third Party that can provide Application Support and Installation of its Business Glossary Solution. The chosen Glossary solution uses the SKOS (Simple Knowledge Organisation System) framework and the opensource software VocBench and Skosmos. Background The ONS have developed a Business Glossary solution to support existing business operations. The chosen Glossary solution uses the SKOS (Simple Knowledge Organisation System) framework and the opensource software VocBench and Skosmos. VocBench is used to convert, manage, and edit content and Skosmos is used for presenting content to glossary users. ONS are seeking a 3rd party vendor to install and support the ONS Business Glossary applications in a cloud environment and provide support services to the internal business service. The ONS Glossary team will be responsible for preparing and quality checking the content (including converting content into triples - RDF format) within the data prep environment. The 3rd party vendor will be responsible for exporting and importing prepared content into subsequent environments, testing and production and managing software updates. The glossary will contain approximately 2500 glossary entries. These glossary entries will be organised into collections and is expected to grow by 10-20% annually. A typical collection will have 100 to 200 terms with collection file sizes ranging from 100 to 250KBs. Market Engagement information ONS is conducting market engagement event on 12th December 2021 @10am via Microsoft teams. The market engagement event is an opportunity for ONS to engage with the market around the requirements of support for the ONS Business Glossary application. ONS will share the initial requirements and provide the opportunity for feedback from the suppliers. To be included in the event please email - Pu.projects@ons.gov.uk by 12:00 midday on 10th December 2021, ONS will provide the joining instruction by COP of 10th December. Suppliers are limited to 2 delegates per supplier. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-23bbb081-0d67-4244-8788-6f3b171e72b1
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d65003e6-3cc5-483b-8021-f73952211dbb
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

48220000 - Internet and intranet software package

48510000 - Communication software package

72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

72230000 - Custom software development services

72260000 - Software-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Dec 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
31 Dec 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
7 Feb 2022 - 6 Feb 2024 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GWENT
Postcode
NP10 8XG
Post Town
Newport
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Newport
Electoral Ward
Tredegar Park and Marshfield
Westminster Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn

Further Information

Notice Documents

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