--- title: "Early Market Engagement - Provision of Support for ONS Business Glossary applications - VocBench and Skosmos - 13th December" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-23bbb081-0d67-4244-8788-6f3b171e72b1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-23bbb081-0d67-4244-8788-6f3b171e72b1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-23bbb081-0d67-4244-8788-6f3b171e72b1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-23bbb081-0d67-4244-8788-6f3b171e72b1.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS" published: "2021-12-02" --- # Early Market Engagement - Provision of Support for ONS Business Glossary applications - VocBench and Skosmos - 13th December Buyer: OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-23bbb081-0d67-4244-8788-6f3b171e72b1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-23bbb081-0d67-4244-8788-6f3b171e72b1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-23bbb081-0d67-4244-8788-6f3b171e72b1.json) ## Summary The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is conducting an early market engagement for the provision of support services for its Business Glossary applications, VocBench and Skosmos. The market engagement event is scheduled for 13th December 2021 and will take place virtually. Interested suppliers must register by 10th December 2021 at midday. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the tender period ends on 31st December 2021, with the contract expected to commence on 4th January 2022 and run until 3rd January 2024. This procurement is classified under Systems and technical consultancy services. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in application support, software installation, and technical consultancy, particularly those with expertise in cloud environments and open-source frameworks. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) would be particularly well-suited to compete, as the procurement is designed to encourage their participation. Suppliers capable of providing robust support services for application management and content organisation are encouraged to engage with the ONS and benefit from this multi-year contract opportunity. ## Notice Update - Postponed until 13th December - Please register by 10th December 12:00 midday The ONS are looking to secure the services of a Third Party that can provide Application Support and Installation of its Business Glossary Solution. The chosen Glossary solution uses the SKOS (Simple Knowledge Organisation System) framework and the opensource software VocBench and Skosmos. Background The ONS have developed a Business Glossary solution to support existing business operations. The chosen Glossary solution uses the SKOS (Simple Knowledge Organisation System) framework and the opensource software VocBench and Skosmos. VocBench is used to convert, manage, and edit content and Skosmos is used for presenting content to glossary users. ONS are seeking a 3rd party vendor to install and support the ONS Business Glossary applications in a cloud environment and provide support services to the internal business service. The ONS Glossary team will be responsible for preparing and quality checking the content (including converting content into triples - RDF format) within the data prep environment. The 3rd party vendor will be responsible for exporting and importing prepared content into subsequent environments, testing and production and managing software updates. The glossary will contain approximately 2500 glossary entries. These glossary entries will be organised into collections and is expected to grow by 10-20% annually. A typical collection will have 100 to 200 terms with collection file sizes ranging from 100 to 250KBs. Market Engagement information ONS is conducting market engagement event on 12th December 2021 @10am via Microsoft teams. The market engagement event is an opportunity for ONS to engage with the market around the requirements of support for the ONS Business Glossary application. ONS will share the initial requirements and provide the opportunity for feedback from the suppliers. To be included in the event please email - Pu.projects@ons.gov.uk by 12:00 midday on 10th December 2021, ONS will provide the joining instruction by COP of 10th December. Suppliers are limited to 2 delegates per supplier. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d65003e6-3cc5-483b-8021-f73952211dbb | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Dec 2021 | | Submission deadline | 31 Dec 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 7 Feb 2022 - 6 Feb 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS | | Locality | GWENT | | Post town | Newport | | Postcode | NP10 8XG | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport | | Local authority | Newport | | Electoral ward | Tredegar Park and Marshfield | | Westminster constituency | Newport West and Islwyn | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48220000 - Internet and intranet software package - 48510000 - Communication software package - 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services - 72230000 - Custom software development services - 72260000 - Software-related services ## Release History - 2 Dec 2021 at 13:12 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d65003e6-3cc5-483b-8021-f73952211dbb - 2 Dec 2021 at 12:23 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d65003e6-3cc5-483b-8021-f73952211dbb - 2 Dec 2021 at 12:23 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d65003e6-3cc5-483b-8021-f73952211dbb - 2 Dec 2021 at 12:21 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d65003e6-3cc5-483b-8021-f73952211dbb - 23 Nov 2021 at 13:46 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d65003e6-3cc5-483b-8021-f73952211dbb - 23 Nov 2021 at 12:33 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d65003e6-3cc5-483b-8021-f73952211dbb - 23 Nov 2021 at 12:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d65003e6-3cc5-483b-8021-f73952211dbb ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d65003e6-3cc5-483b-8021-f73952211dbb 2nd December 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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