Planning

Legislation Drafting and Amending Tool

NATIONAL ARCHIVES PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

12 Jan 2017 at 17:23

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

18 Nov 2016 at 20:16

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The National Archives Public Record Office is in the planning stage of a procurement process for a "Legislation Drafting and Amending Tool". This initiative involves IT services related to the consulting, development, and support of software specifically designed for legislative drafting and amending. The procurement's engagement end date is set for 23 February 2018, with the expectation that a live version of the tool will transition by the end of 2017 to cater to Scottish Bills, followed by UK Bills and Statutory Instruments. Interested suppliers were invited to register their interest by emailing procurement@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk by 5pm on 5 December 2016.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in software development and IT consulting, especially those with expertise in XML modelling, database design, web application development, and user interface design. Companies that can offer agile development methodologies and robust technical support will be particularly well-suited to compete in this tender. As legislative bodies increasingly rely on digital tools, suppliers that can demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in meeting the varied workflows of legislation types will be in a strong position to secure a contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Legislation Drafting and Amending Tool

Notice Description

The National Archives is considering the potential future procurement of a browser based legislation drafting and amending tool. If this is an opportunity which may be of interest to you, in the first instance please email procurement@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk by 5pm on December 5th, 2016 to register your interest. A legislation drafting and amending tool is required for use by the House of Lords, the House of Commons, the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Government's Parliamentary Council Office and The National Archives. It should provide the means for these bodies, and for other identified bodies, to prepare, review, amend and publish primary and secondary legislation. While there is significant consistency for the functional requirements of the tool, the workflow for each legislation type is different and the final tool must be flexible to accommodate these variations. The potential procurement would include: * Agile development of the existing beta version of the tool to deliver the additional drafting and amending functionality to enable the transition of the service to live; * Business as usual management of the web based legislative drafting, amending and publishing service, including technical support and providing a help desk and support for drafters of legislation and parliamentary clerks often to very tight timeframes; * Ongoing agile development services to further develop tools and services throughout the live phase in order to meet new and ongoing business requirements. We would expect suppliers to have expertise in the following areas: XML modelling and development, browser-based XML authoring and editing, web application development, software security design and development, database design and development, RESTful API development, testing, user interface design, release management and agile methodology. You may find it useful to look at the technology choices factsheet developed for the tool: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/pdfs/projects/technology-choices-factsheet.pdf It is anticipated that the legislation drafting and amending tool would transition to live for Scottish Bills towards the end of 2017, with roll out to UK Bills and Statutory Instruments (including Scottish Statutory Instruments) following on.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-694542a2-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8cbaa7e0-bbb7-48b3-910f-9a4b00dd7ce3
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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

48000000 - Software package and information systems

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Jan 20179 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Feb 2018Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Cancelled
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATIONAL ARCHIVES PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
RICHMOND
Postcode
TW9 4DU
Post Town
Twickenham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Electoral Ward
Kew
Westminster Constituency
Richmond Park

Further Information

Notice Documents

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