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title: "AT1169 IT Technical Architecture & Service Design"
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# AT1169 IT Technical Architecture & Service Design

Buyer: LUTON COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5299fcb2-412c-4b12-b62c-51c809fabd60

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## Summary

Luton Council has awarded a contract for IT Technical Architecture & Service Design to Foundry 4 Consultancy Ltd. The contract, valued at £386,400 GBP, has a contract period starting on 29th September 2022 and ending on 27th September 2023. The procurement stage was a tender, with the tender period ending on 4th July 2022. The contract falls under the services category and is classified under hardware consultancy services. The location of the procurement is in England, United Kingdom.

This tender for IT services from Luton Council presents an opportunity for businesses with expertise in IT technical architecture and service design. Companies that can provide expert advice in transitioning to cloud-based solutions and developing customer-centric IT service designs are well-suited to compete. The contract period offers the winning supplier a timeframe to deliver significant value to the Council through technology-driven improvements. Businesses aiming to support public sector digital transformation initiatives can leverage this procurement to grow their market presence and offer innovative solutions to a forward-thinking buyer like Luton Council.

## Notice

The Council is seeking quotations from suppliers who are able to provide IT technical architecture expertise, IT service design and future IT target operating model design. The expert advice will support the Council in being able to understand the current as-is architecture currently provided by through a managed IT Service, and provide technical support to design a service and operating model that meets the being able to meet the needs of the Council moving forward. The resource will provide the continuity between the technical service provided by the managed service provider, during the service design and implementation phase, and handover to future strategic technical partners as well as the in-house capability which will have overall responsibility for the service. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT OF THE OPPORTUNITY IT service provision is critical to the success of the services provided by Luton Council and to ensure there is a close alignment between the Council and its IT service provision, the Council believes it would be better to insource the service from its current managed service arrangement. This is also an opportunity to move the Council from an on premise solution to one where business systems are predominantly hosted in the Cloud. IT needs to be seen to be and is a key service and performance enabler and how it can help the Council to modernise its approach to service delivery. The current set up has meant that for much of the Council, IT is currently seen as a barrier to success. SCOPE OF REQUIREMENT The scope of requirements for this work are as follows: 1. The identification of tactical improvements to the current architecture that can be reasonably delivered by the current managed service provider whilst the new service is designed and built. 2. A detailed technical architecture that is aligned to the Council's objectives and ambitions supported by clearly understood IT design principles. This includes moving from an on premise solution to the cloud. There is an understanding that some applications will always remain on premise and a hybrid model is expected. 3. An IT service design that is focussed more on customers and users empowering them to make better use of technology in the future. 4. A future IT Operating Model which is based on best practice guidance (such as ITIL) but is tailored for success for Luton so the service is both more efficient and effective for the Council. 5. Support to the existing BAU programmes to understand the impact of their proposed implementations and whether any re-phasing is required. In order to get to the final service architecture and design it is expected that the supplier will work with the Council, and other expert advisors, produce the following documents to support the programme: 1. A Vision Statement for the new IT Service incorporating IT service management, change delivery, architecture and design and contract and vendor management. 2. Blue prints that support the delivery of the new

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8c0c4767-1485-4cbd-9bfc-7f7045e8c011 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Jul 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | 28 Sep 2022 - 27 Sep 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £386,400 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £386,400 |
| 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 | LUTON COUNCIL |
| Locality | LUTON |
| Post town | Luton |
| Postcode | LU1 2BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH21 Luton |
| Local authority | Luton |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Luton South and South Bedfordshire |
| 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 | FOUNDRY 4 CONSULTANCY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72100000 - Hardware consultancy services

## Release History

- 28 Sep 2022 at 13:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8c0c4767-1485-4cbd-9bfc-7f7045e8c011

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8c0c4767-1485-4cbd-9bfc-7f7045e8c011
  28th September 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.luton.gov.uk

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