--- title: "Geotechnical Drainage Management System (GDMS)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-56bc36ae-aec8-4dce-b8f9-247732fa2bc4" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-56bc36ae-aec8-4dce-b8f9-247732fa2bc4" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-56bc36ae-aec8-4dce-b8f9-247732fa2bc4.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-56bc36ae-aec8-4dce-b8f9-247732fa2bc4.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HIGHWAYS ENGLAND" published: "2021-05-28" --- # Geotechnical Drainage Management System (GDMS) Buyer: HIGHWAYS ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-56bc36ae-aec8-4dce-b8f9-247732fa2bc4 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-56bc36ae-aec8-4dce-b8f9-247732fa2bc4) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-56bc36ae-aec8-4dce-b8f9-247732fa2bc4.json) ## Summary Highways England is conducting an open tender for the Geotechnical Drainage Management System (GDMS) project, which aims to enhance the operation and maintenance of the current GDMS platform. The contract, valued at £17,000,000, is set to begin on 1st September 2021 and will run for five years, with potential extensions based on performance. The deadline for submissions is 1st July 2021. This opportunity falls under the data services industry category and is intended for delivery across various regions including the United Kingdom and other territories. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT service management, software development, and system integration, particularly those with innovative capabilities to propose service enhancements. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, as they may provide flexible and bespoke solutions that align with the goals of Highways England, especially in supporting the transition to a modernised drainage management system that meets government technology standards. ## Notice The overall objectives for the GDMS Phase 13 project are: a) To put in place all necessary IT service management, software licensing, hosting, and sub-contracting arrangements (the "Transition Services") in order to operate and maintain the current GDMS platform, within 3 months of the contract commencement date; b) To deploy a HADDMS Replacement (which meets government technology standards) into live operation within 2 years of the Transition Services going live (in order for Highways England to switch off and decommission the legacy HADDMS platform) and to deploy interoperability with other Highways England systems within 6 months of the HADDMS Replacement going live (the "Drainage and General Implementation Services"); c) To have a managed service for the support, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the GDMS platform during its business as usual operation. The contract duration will be five years with the option for two two-year extensions (i.e. 5 + 2 + 2), subject to business need and supplier performance; d) To implement a HADDMS Replacement solution that leverages investment in the GDMS platform to date and enables future flexibility across a convergent platform for managing geotechnical and drainage assets, including through the implementation of optional services or future requirements without the need for major capital investment beyond this project, including (but not limited to): - The GDMS platform must have a product roadmap which includes functionality readily available in the proposed product suite beyond the functionality currently stated in the Agreement that Highways England may wish to implement via the Variation Procedure (e.g. decision support tool functionality for network deterioration and what-if scenario modelling); - The GDMS platform must enable Highways England to exchange data across different information systems and services in near real-time, for example, by means of an open Application Programme Interface (API), enabling unfettered access to all geotechnical and drainage related asset data wherever it is stored; - The GDMS platform may be required to support the management of information for other Highways England asset classes, such as pavements, structures, technology, and street furniture; - The GDMS platform must enable referencing of all geotechnical and drainage construction, survey and other related data to strategic road network models; and - The successful Tenderer must propose new ideas, innovations, and service improvements via an annual Continuous Improvement Plan. Highways England may wish to implement such service improvements via the Variation Procedure. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d03020c-71a8-4168-afa0-649608eff4cc | | 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 | 28 May 2021 | | Submission deadline | 1 Jul 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2021 - 31 Aug 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £17,000,000 | | 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 | HIGHWAYS ENGLAND | | Locality | GUILDFORD | | Post town | Guildford | | Postcode | GU1 4LZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey | | Local authority | Guildford | | Electoral ward | Stoke | | Westminster constituency | Guildford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72300000 - Data services ## Release History - 28 May 2021 at 13:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d03020c-71a8-4168-afa0-649608eff4cc ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d03020c-71a8-4168-afa0-649608eff4cc 28th May 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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