Award

Data Integration & Sharing Publishing Platform

THE FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

16 Feb 2023 at 15:39

Tender

20 Oct 2022 at 15:22

Summary of the contracting process

The Food Standards Agency has completed the tender process for the "Data Integration & Sharing Publishing Platform" service. This procurement falls under the IT services category and has been awarded to Epimorphics Limited. The award, worth £3.5 million, was signed on 8th February 2023. The procurement method used was an open procedure. The buying organisation, The Food Standards Agency, located in York, UK, was the buyer responsible for this contract.

This contracting opportunity for the Data Integration & Sharing Publishing Platform service by The Food Standards Agency offers potential for businesses providing IT consulting, software development, and support services. Companies with expertise in maintaining technical environments and managing data securely are well-suited to compete in this tender. The procurement stage has progressed to the award phase, and the contract worth £3.5 million presents a substantial business growth opportunity for successful bidders.

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Notice Title

Data Integration & Sharing Publishing Platform

Notice Description

Support and manage the services, environments, data and code including: a Production, staging and development environments b components and software of each service c updates to each service (including security updates and minor enhancements) * Maintain and deliver all technical and system documentation for the supported services * Manage and maintain the supported services source code within the Authority's GitHub repository or another appropriate repository agreed with the buyer as an exception. * Manage and maintain the data to enable the Authority's third parties to access live updates 24 hours a day. * Change requests and additional activities. This work would be commissioned by the Buyer, with work packages authorised by the Buyer. (Clause 4.14.4 in the Specification).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Support and manage the services, environments, data and code including: a Production, staging and development environments b components and software of each service c updates to each service (including security updates and minor enhancements) * Maintain and deliver all technical and system documentation for the supported services * Manage and maintain the supported services source code within the Authority's GitHub repository or another appropriate repository agreed with the buyer as an exception. * Manage and maintain the data to enable the Authority's third parties to access live updates 24 hours a day. * Change requests and additional activities. This work would be commissioned by the Buyer, with work packages authorised by the Buyer. (Clause 4.14.4 in the Specification).

Renewal: 24

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03778f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004802-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

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
£3,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,500,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Feb 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
21 Nov 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Feb 20233 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
fsa.commercial@food.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
YORK
Postcode
YO1 7PR
Post Town
York
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE21 York
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
York
Electoral Ward
Guildhall
Westminster Constituency
York Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EPIMORPHICS

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