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QA & Core Systems ADM Partner

STUDENT LOANS COMPANY LIMITED

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30 May 2018 at 13:44

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process concerning the "QA & Core Systems ADM Partner" was initiated by the Student Loans Company Limited, located in Glasgow, Scotland. This contract, classified under IT services and valued at £20 million, was awarded on 3rd April 2018, with the contract period running until 1st October 2020. The procurement method used was selective, with the tender details being recalled from the CCS Framework Agreement - Digital Outcomes and Specialists (RM1043iv). The tender period for this contract closed on 6th December 2017.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those providing application development and maintenance, quality assurance services, and complex integration capabilities. Businesses with expertise in DevOps, project management, and large-scale data services would be particularly well-suited to compete in future procurements within similar frameworks. Given the substantial value and the comprehensive nature of the services required, this represents a valuable opportunity for organisations looking to expand their operations in the public sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

QA & Core Systems ADM Partner

Notice Description

Contract Award Notice for QA & Core Application Development and Services, awarded through the CCS Framework Agreement - Digital Outcomes and Specialists (RM1043iv). The scope of services within this Call-Off Contract includes but is not limited to: For the provision of Application Development and Maintenance Services and Quality Assurances capabilities as a managed service to support and accelerate the delivery of specific programme outcomes within Buyer's core systems and potentially digital systems. Services and outcome requirements include, but is not limited to: * Core Application Development and Maintenance (ADM) Services (including DevOps, testing, project management and QA); * Demand management, resource management, planning, change management, delivery performance management, quality management, account management, knowledge transfer, and governance services; * Full service operation - E2E application delivery and management (incl. design, test and architecture services); * Transition Services; * Elicitation and informing strategic options, solution design, solution architecture; * Programme, project / delivery management, and quality management services; * Legacy Migration and Remediation Services; * Data Services including data management, data integration, data modeling, data architecture, data integrity, database management, data mining, big data; * Platform Services including multi-platform, multi-operating system, multi-database environments (including open source, Cloud, on-premise, noSQL etc.); * Solution Integration Services including service design, service management, service integration, end user support, training, end-user provisioning, solution integration, service tooling, and security tooling; * Inbound and Outbound communications technologies (including scanning, workflow, electronic correspondence, document storage, document formatting); * Drive forward existing complex architectures, balancing competing demands of challenging delivery, with effective management of technical debt, and achieving key strategic objectives; * Work on systems heavily integrated into a complex legacy estate, involving heterogeneous platforms and different delivery methodologies; * Build complex micro service, service orientated and event based architectures; * Operate at scale and effectively prioritise and manage significant backlogs of work across a number of Agile delivery teams, including knowledge sharing/transfer; * Operate in a DevOps culture to deliver effective continuous integration, continuous delivery, nfrastructure automation, test automation and application monitoring leading to tangible business benefits.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c3eb87c1-5601-472c-9fb8-a09472c17ae5
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7516bf29-9634-4879-82fc-74c0f76f079a
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£20,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£20,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 May 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
6 Dec 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Apr 20187 years ago
Contract Period
2 Apr 2018 - 1 Oct 2020 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
STUDENT LOANS COMPANY LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 7JD
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ACCENTURE (UK

Further Information

Notice Documents

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