Tender

Synergy Business Process Services

DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

09 Sep 2024 at 15:14

Planning

28 Mar 2024 at 17:42

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has initiated the Synergy Business Process Services procurement process, targeting business and management consultancy services within the UK. This active tender aims to transform HR and Finance Business Process Services (BPS) across several central Government Departments and their Arm's Length Bodies (ALBs), including the Ministry of Justice, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Home Office. The procurement, undertaken through a Competitive Procedure with Negotiation, intends to commence by the 10th of October 2024, with a spotlight on modern, user-centric, and environmental sustainable solutions that can deliver value for money. The initial contract term is 84 months, with an option for extension up to 36 months, totalling 120 months. A remote procurement launch event is scheduled to take place on the 17th of September 2024.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in business process services, particularly those that can offer innovative, scalable, and adaptable solutions. IT service providers, system integrators, and consultancy firms in the fields of finance and HR are well-positioned to benefit, especially those with experience in ERP solutions and data management. Participation as a consortium or prime contractor with subcontractors is allowed, providing flexibility to leverage diverse expertise. Companies that can facilitate the development of a high-performing Future Shared Services Organisation and integrate sustainable practices will find this procurement especially aligned with their capabilities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Synergy Business Process Services

Notice Description

The Authority is seeking to engage the market to work with The Synergy Programme and its stakeholders to ensure the delivery of best in class, Value for Money (VfM), shared Human Resources (HR) and Finance Business Process Service (BPS) solution, which meet the needs of service users. The Synergy Programme has been established to bring together the individual Department plans in line with the Government Business Service (GBS) published Shared Services Strategy for Government: this includes building a common operating model, BPS, single technology, and single commercial strategy. The Synergy Programme comprises the following central Government Departments (Departments) and their Arm's Length Bodies (ALBs). * Ministry of Justice (MoJ); * Department for Work and Pensions (DWP); * Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA); and * Home Office (HO). DWP are currently the lead contracting authority for The Synergy Programme. The prime driver of the Synergy Programme is to drive significant business transformation across four cluster Departments and their ALBs. The Synergy Programme, together with the successful suppliers will further develop a new Common Operating Model (COM) and introduce a new user-centric service including common data standards. The COM design will continually evolve throughout the delivery of the Programme. As a result, benefits will also continue to evolve over time. This will help identify additional benefits for the Programme and provide more robust data and narrative to justify the current benefits profile. The Synergy Programme will achieve its objectives for transformation of the back office services through investing in the development of a COM to drive a high level of convergence, the introduction of a high-performing, user-centric Future Shared Services Organisation (FSSO), development of standardised processes and introduction of common data standards. The COVID pandemic, and the challenging fiscal environment that has followed as a result, has heightened the drive and need for more effective and efficient delivery by all Government Departments. Key to this ambition will be the ability to capture, manage and improve the quality of Finance and HR data to enable better informed decisions. The Synergy Programme will drive significant business transformation across four major Departments and their ALBs in support of this ambition. Additionally, the government has set out ambitious objectives to put sustainability at the heart of our government services. Greening government: ICT and digital services strategy 2020 to 2025 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and Greening Government Commitments 2021 to 2025 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greening-government-ict-and-digital-services-strategy-2020-2025 and Greening government commitments 2021 to 2025 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The Synergy Programme has circa 280,000 employees between the Departments and their ALBs and the Departments have a commonality of currently using the same outsourced BPS Partner, Shared Services Connected Limited (SSCL).

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Authority intends to commence a single procurement for Synergy Business Process Services (BPS) through a Competitive Procedure with Negotiation (under Regulation 29 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015). The Synergy BPS is intended to deliver modern and innovative value for money services which maximise positive user experience. The BPS supplier will also be challenged to continuously evolve, improve, and optimise service delivery over the course of the contract. The Authority has not included the support of the existing SOP platform and the provision of service utilising the SOP within the scope of this procurement. The BPS services which are the subject of this procurement will be delivered utilising the Synergy Technology Platform (comprised of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution and systems integration services which are also out of scope as it is being procured under a separate agreement). The BPS supplier will be expected to work with the technology provider and systems integrator to develop the design of the BPS solution. The Authority proposes conducting a single procurement process to award a single contract for the Synergy BPS. However, bidding as a consortium, or as a prime contractor with the use of a range of subcontractors, will be permitted to encourage the delivery of the best overall solution. The Authority will be conducting this procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). More specifically the Authority will be utilising the "Competitive Procedure with Negotiation" (CPN) procurement procedure. The full suite of tender documentation, including specification and specific details of the "Competitive Procedure with Negotiation" relating to this procurement exercise can be found at the following link under Ref PQQ_28942: https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml Suppliers will be required to register for the procurement event in order to access the documentation. The Authority intends to undertake a remote procurement launch event to be conducted via MS Teams. This will take place on 17th September 2024 at 11:00 BST. The joining instructions of the event are contained within the 'SQ Instructions to Suppliers' document.

Options: The Authority may extend the service by up to three further years from the date of expiry of the initial term.

Renewal: Up to 36 months, increment(s) to be defined by the Authority. Please note, this up to 36 month extension option is included in the above duration of 120 months (i.e. the initial contract term is 84 months).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-044e97
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028834-2024
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48100000 - Industry specific software package

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

72250000 - System and support services

72260000 - Software-related services

72261000 - Software support services

72300000 - Data services

72317000 - Data storage services

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79211110 - Payroll management services

79211120 - Sales and purchases recording services

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

79630000 - Personnel services except placement and supply services

79631000 - Personnel and payroll services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£958,700,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£958,700,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Oct 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
30 Jul 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
synergycst.deliveryteam@dwp.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 9NA
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
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

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