Notice Information
Notice Title
NCDS Next Generation Contract - Market Engagement Exercise
Notice Description
The National Communications Data Service (NCDS) are conducting a Market Engagement exercise on behalf of the NCDS and the Data Communications Capability Unit (DCCU) to explore market capability and appetite, and to help inform a Delivery Model Assessment with the view to conduct a future procurement(s). The project is NCDS led and centred around both NCDS and DCCU requirements, with the intention of including the wider Communications Data and Lawful Intercept (CDLI) Partnership requirements in scope for the future. The CDLI Partnership is a multi-agency collaboration between the Home Office and National Security Partners, led by the Homeland Security Group as part of the Home Office. The Partnership provides Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) and the UK Intelligence Community (UKIC) with sustained access to Communications Data for the purpose of progressing operations to prevent, detect and disrupt terrorism and other criminality, prosecute the perpetrators, protect the vulnerable and save lives. The NCDS, which sits within the Homeland Security Group, is seeking to engage with experienced organisations who can provide the following: * Management and Advisory Services * Business Strategy, Portfolio Management, Operating Model * Research and Innovation - Academia and Industry Engagement o mitigate technological Risk/exploit Opportunities * Strategic Engagement Activities with Partners including management of CPD * Succession Planning for our People * Architecture Services (Data, Applications, Infrastructure and Security) * Technical Assurance Services * System/Solution Engineering, Dev Ops, Thru Life Apps Support. * Software Engineering * Information Assurance/Cyber Security * Data Science, Data Engineering and Data Analysis * Solution/System Integration * Product/Project/Programme/Delivery Management Services * Business Analysis, User Research/ User Centric Design This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is not a call for competition. High level details and timescales for this Market Engagement exercise can be found in section II.2.4 of this notice, and full details or the requirements and the Market Engagement process will be available in the Information Pack which will be issued to interested parties via the Home Office eSourcing tool (Jaggaer). Information on how to access Jaggaer can be found in section VI.3 of this notice.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The NCDS and DCCU wish to explore the market capabilities and appetite for the services listed in this notice, with the view to conduct a procurement(s) based around the findings and outcomes of this Market Engagement exercise and to contract with one or more providers to deliver the NCDS, DCCU, and wider CDLI Partnership's future service needs in relation to Digital, Data and Technology. Participation in this Market Engagement exercise is voluntary, and non-participation will not preclude any party or organisation from taking part in any later competition which the Home Office may conduct. The proposed structure of this Market Engagement exercise will be as follows: - Initial engagement via PIN (20th May) - Provision of initial Information Pack via Jaggaer (w/c 13th June) - Industry Day Event (27th June) - Provision of updated Information Pack including Market Engagement Questions via Jaggaer (w/c 4th July) - Deadline for Market Engagement Question responses (w/c 18th July) Additional information: Given the project is at Market Engagement stage and we have not yet finalised our requirements or procurement approach, Suppliers should note that the specified total value (TV) in Section II.1.5 is an estimation. The TV we have provided is an estimate based on an approximate annual spend across NCDS and DCCU, against a contract term of 3 years. Subject to the finalisation of our requirements.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-033d24
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013951-2022
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- 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
48612000 - Database-management system
48810000 - Information systems
72222000 - Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services
72222200 - Information systems or technology planning services
72222300 - Information technology services
72223000 - Information technology requirements review services
72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £70,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 May 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 29 Sep 2022Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HOME OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Kiah Rose Sheppard
- Contact Email
- diocommercial@homeoffice.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4LD
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- Vincent Square
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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