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Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE) - Private sector dleivery partner

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14 Aug 2024 at 08:08

Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office has announced a planned procurement process for the "Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE) - Private Sector Delivery Partner". This initiative, classified under the CPV code 73000000 for research and development services and related consultancy services, focuses on public safety and security challenges through digital and data technologies. The procurement is set to utilise the competitive flexible procedure under the upcoming Procurement Act 2023, commencing in October 2024. Interested parties must register by 17:00 on 11 September 2024. The project will be executed across the UK, involving a dynamic ecosystem and collaboration platform that integrates public and private sector capabilities to solve ACE customer challenges.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities for companies specialising in research, IT services, business services, and security. Businesses adept in industry-led innovation, co-creation, and rapid digital solution deployment will find this opportunity particularly suitable. The selected supplier will collaborate closely with the Home Office, acting as a commissioning and delivery partner responsible for managing the collaboration platform and delivering customer requirements. Participation in this initiative will provide access to a broad community of experts from various sectors, facilitating valuable networking and collaboration opportunities.

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Notice Title

Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE) - Private sector dleivery partner

Notice Description

The Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE) solves public safety and security challenges by bringing together the best of public and private sector capabilities, especially new digital and data technologies. The Private Sector Partner requirement is for a supplier to work closely with the Authority, to act as a flexible commissioning and delivery partner with responsibility for the dynamic ecosystem and collaboration platform (physical and virtual), to deliver commissioned ACE customer requirements (challenges or problem statements) and jointly protect HMG interests.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE) solves public safety and security challenges by bringing together the best of public and private sector capabilities, especially new digital and data technologies. It brings together expertise from industry and academia to innovate collaboratively and deliver front line mission impact at pace. ACE is a Home Office capability and is a partnership between the public and private sectors with access to a community of organisations and experts drawn from the private sector and academia, from which it selects and combines the capabilities best suited to any given problem. It was established in 2017, and ACE has applied its approach of industry-led innovation and co-creation to increasingly wide-ranging challenges from across government and other public sector agencies. This has included playing a role in transforming public services through leveraging technologies such as artificial intelligence and data science to accelerate and automate processes, reduce duplication of effort, and better equip decision makers and the operational front line to be their most effective. Further information on ACE can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/accelerated-capability-environment and at the annual review here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ace-annual-review-2022-23 The Private Sector Partner requirement is for a supplier to work closely with the Authority, to act as a flexible commissioning and delivery partner with responsibility for the dynamic ecosystem and collaboration platform (physical and virtual), to deliver commissioned ACE customer requirements (challenges or problem statements) and jointly protect HMG interests. Please note that this opportunity will be procured under the Procurement Act 2023 once it has gone live in October 2024 and not under the Procurement & Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR2015). The procedure for this will be the competitive flexible procedure. This opportunity is being advertised in order to identify potential interested bidders for the service and begin market engagement opportunities. We do not anticipate breaking this opportunity into separate lots given the co-ordinated nature required for delivery of commissions across HMG and the engagement with community of organisations that support ACE. Should you wish to express an interest in participating in market engagement please register your interest by emailing John.Hampshire@homeoffice.gov.uk by 17:00 11 September 2024 and include the following: - Name of Contact - Name of Organisation - Contact's email address - Contact's telephone number.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-048ab7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025731-2024
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

45 - Construction work

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

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

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


CPV Codes

45111290 - Primary works for services

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

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£18,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
20 Nov 2024Expired
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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HOME OFFICE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
john.hampshire@homeoffice.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

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