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title: "Provision of Delivering Interoperability Discovery Project"
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# Provision of Delivering Interoperability Discovery Project

Buyer: CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-490f595d-d87b-432d-a7b9-f318d8008836

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## Summary

The Crown Commercial Service has awarded a contract for the provision of delivering an Interoperability Discovery Project under the education and training services category. The contract, with a value of £55,000 GBP, was awarded to NIMA (WEARENIMA) SERVICES LTD. The procurement method used was selective, with a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The tender period ended on January 19, 2024, and the contract period runs from January 26, 2024, to June 22, 2024. The project is aimed at addressing interoperability issues within the UK public sector to enhance data exchange efficiency and sustainability.

This tender opportunity offers potential for business growth, particularly for businesses that specialise in digital technologies and interoperability solutions within the education and training services sector. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in data exchange, secure information sharing, and technology integration are well-suited to compete. The contract, focusing on creating joined-up public services with effective interoperable systems, aligns with the government's vision of improving collaboration through secure online public services delivery.

## Notice

Digital technologies are critical to enable collaboration between public sector organisations however currently, it is common for different parts of the government/public sector to adopt or create standards for recording, managing, using and sharing data according to their specific needs and challenges. This can mean that the way different parts of the government/public sector operate is inconsistent and incompatible with effective and efficient data exchange and reuse. To date, the UK Public Sector has not realised its ambition of creating joined up public services underpinned by effective interoperable systems to share data across multiple organisations Interoperability is the ability of two or more systems to exchange information securely and to use that information independently of technology. All CCS Customers will have to address interoperability issues and challenges to ensure future sustainability, efficiency and effective delivery of secure online public services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ef9bd8c-3a8a-4ce7-85fd-988a285f9012 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Jan 2024 |
| Contract period | 26 Jan 2024 - 22 Jun 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £55,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £55,000 |
| 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 | CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 9PP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | City Centre North |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NIMA (WEARENIMA) SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 16 Feb 2024 at 10:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ef9bd8c-3a8a-4ce7-85fd-988a285f9012

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ef9bd8c-3a8a-4ce7-85fd-988a285f9012
  16th February 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/823cf6d8-aaca-4068-961f-e3cd4ce839db

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/crown-commercial-service

## Provenance

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