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Provision of DORA Analytics and IaC testing

CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE

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Summary of the contracting process

The Crown Commercial Service has awarded a contract titled "Provision of DORA Analytics and IaC testing" under the industry category of System and Support Services (CPV: 72250000). This procurement, which falls under a selective method as a call-off from a framework agreement, aims to expand and enhance AWS infrastructure work through BetterGov Limited. The contract period extends from 19 August 2024 to 28 March 2025, covering various regions of the United Kingdom including London, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The contract value is £499,943 GBP.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses with expertise in AWS infrastructure, DevOps, and automated testing. Organisations that specialise in these areas can leverage this contract to significantly enhance their capabilities and contribute to future public sector projects. While BetterGov Limited has been selected for this particular contract, similar opportunities in the digital infrastructure space may arise, benefiting firms equipped to deliver consistent and high-quality AWS hosted services and advanced digital solutions.

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Notice Title

Provision of DORA Analytics and IaC testing

Notice Description

The purpose of this procurement is to engage BetterGov to expand and enhance the AWS infrastructure work already delivered by add Dora Analytics and "Infrastructure as Code" (IaC) automated testing to support the next stage in the journey to implement the next steps in the CCS Platform Engineering journey. This work will allow CCs to implement IaC consistently across all AWS hosted services, greatly enhancing CCS digital infrastructure and Cloud Compute capabilities and will commence CCS on the first steps in the provision of a full "Platform Engineering" capability. The introduction of DORA as a Product Pipeline Metric's tool to support development operations (DevOps) to automatically measure, record and score all development activities to provide consistent measured KPIs to support future work will further support CCSs Dev capability.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-bab4f9c9-d221-4438-aaa5-a975246379b7
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/deec051c-ae88-467d-b243-c4d735577143
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

72250000 - System and support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£499,943 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£499,943 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
18 Aug 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Aug 20241 years ago
Contract Period
18 Aug 2024 - 28 Mar 2025 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 9PP
Post Town
Liverpool
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland, TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
City Centre North
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BETTER GROUP

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