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Managed Service for Ingres and OpenROAD Support

OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS

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Award

03 Oct 2024 at 13:46

Award

23 May 2024 at 16:44

Summary of the contracting process

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has completed a procurement process for the "Managed Service for Ingres and OpenROAD Support". The contract, classified under "Computer support and consultancy services" (CPV code 72600000), has been awarded through a selective procurement method involving competitive dialogue. The procurement, which is a service category, focused on maintaining and providing technical support for ONS systems using Ingres and OpenROAD applications. Located in Newport, UK (region UKL), the service contract was signed on 1st August 2024, with a projected value of £4,000,000 and the possibility of a 12-month extension.

This tender presents significant business opportunities, particularly for companies specialising in IT services, software support, and consultancy. Businesses familiar with large-scale government applications and those capable of maintaining legacy systems like Ingres and OpenROAD are especially well-suited. The demand for ongoing technical support and system maintenance opens doors for sustained involvement with the ONS, enhancing a company's reputation and providing a stable revenue stream. As such, businesses in the IT consultancy sector aiming to expand their public sector footprint could find this contract highly valuable.

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Notice Title

Managed Service for Ingres and OpenROAD Support

Notice Description

ONS requires a contracted-out Service requirement for support of live Ingres, ABF and OpenROAD systems. This includes the technical support and Ingres / OpenROAD admin (DBA) for key ONS systems

Lot Information

Lot 1

ONS requires a contracted-out Service requirement for support of live Ingres, ABF and OpenROAD systems. This includes the technical support and Ingres / OpenROAD admin (DBA) for key ONS systems

Options: 12 month extension

Procurement Information

To preserve the continuity of knowledge and expertise built over the preceding four and a half years that will provide resilient and consistent support for the critical outputs produced by the organisation using the OpenROAD and Ingress applications. OpenROAD is a database-centric, object-oriented, 4GL rapid application development (RAD) tool that lets you develop and deploy business applications on Windows, Linux and Unix. Ingres is an open-source relational database management system (DBMS) designed for large-scale commercial and government applications. The expertise in the market for the size of managed service support required is very limited. The previous open tender only elicited one suitable response and a market engagement exercise failed to generate any suitable leads. Similarly, a search of purchasing platforms available to the organisation failed to match on the requirements. A strategic resourcing decision not to train and develop permanent resources on legacy technologies means that there is no internal capability to support these applications. The support provided for processing of survey data that enables the regular processing of surveys operated by ONS is a fundamental enabler for our core strategic aim of "statistics for the public good" and cannot be compromised.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-046a23
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031736-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive dialogue
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, 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

72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£7,696,980 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Oct 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 May 20241 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
OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
Contact Name
Kieran Davies
Contact Email
kieran.davies@ons.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7890637726

Buyer Location

Locality
NEWPORT
Postcode
NP10 8XG
Post Town
Newport
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport
Delivery Location
TLL Wales

Local Authority
Newport
Electoral Ward
Tredegar Park and Marshfield
Westminster Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DIEGESIS

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