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title: "Local Government Digital Specialists"
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# Local Government Digital Specialists

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-457ff447-f25a-45c9-9d67-308894db07b2

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## Summary

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has awarded a contract for the provision of Local Government Digital Specialists, with a total value of £9,000,000. The procurement method was selective, involving a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract period runs from 13th March 2023 to 31st March 2025. The tender was classified under information technology services and is intended to support urgent digital projects for local councils in England.

This tender presents an opportunity for large-scale service providers in the IT industry to collaborate with local government bodies in the UK. Businesses that can provide digital solutions quickly and effectively, focusing on usability, accessibility, and security, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The Department's focus on improving council services and enhancing digital public services creates a space for innovation and partnership with technology companies aiming to advance digital transformation in the public sector.

## Notice

The supplier will respond to urgent requests from the Authority to enable them to access the market for support in delivering urgent digital projects where resources are required within 5-10 working days. The supplier will deliver outcomes across various aspects of the Authority's Local Digital objectives as follows: - Work closely with councils to develop tried and tested routes for improving the usability, accessibility and security of local services. This will involve working closely with councils to curate a series of interventions to improve digital maturity and improve council services. - Ensuring councils have the skills, knowledge and tools they need to design and deliver modern digital public services. The Authority is working closely with councils to ensure they have the skills they need to be modern and resilient organisations. - Ensuring councils have better access to key business systems that follow the standards outlined in the Technology Code of Practice, which include being accessible, user-centred, cloud-first and secure. This includes the work of the Local Digital Fund, and a range of initiatives to ensure the local government technology market is more responsive to the needs of the sector. The Authority's Local Digital team are in place, however the demands of the 3 objectives will mean resource requirements will vary across the years and the Authority will require additional, flexible, specialist and temporary support to deliver the workstreams. Additional information: The Contract is a Call-Off from Lot 2 of the Crown Commercial Service Digital Specialists and Programmes framework (RM6263).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c7bac9a7-d5e9-45f9-84cd-7a583f7dd594 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | 13 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £9,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £900,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TPXIMPACT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 15 Mar 2023 at 16:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c7bac9a7-d5e9-45f9-84cd-7a583f7dd594

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c7bac9a7-d5e9-45f9-84cd-7a583f7dd594
  15th March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1efa47b6-74a0-4d93-bb89-10010c143fa2
  Copy of final Call-Off Order Form.

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