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title: "Cloud Software Engineering Partner"
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# Cloud Software Engineering Partner

Buyer: THE PLANNING INSPECTORATE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6fab3c5a-b1ba-4125-8a2b-5e4634040e62

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## Summary

The Planning Inspectorate, based in Bristol, has awarded a contract for the provision of cloud software engineering services. The contract, titled "Cloud Software Engineering Partner," falls under the industry category of software support services. The procurement stage was selective, with the procurement method being a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender period ended on 23rd November 2022, and the contract period will run from 3rd April 2023 to 2nd April 2024.

This opportunity is suitable for businesses with expertise in software support, development, implementation, configuration, and consultancy. The contract value is £7,000,000 GBP. The awarded supplier is Kin and Carta Partnerships Limited. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to consider this opportunity for business growth, given the nature of the services required and the contract's duration.

## Notice

The Planning Inspectorate, who are based in Bristol, is part way through its Operational Delivery Transformation (ODT) project which is responsible for providing a new end-to-end digital solution to improve our customer experience and deliver an array of benefits. The project is currently operating as a standalone entity, with links into the Digital Services Team. The Digital Services Team are positioned in the Corporate Services Directorate. In the last few years, the team has built its capacity and capability to enable the Inspectorate to become a more digitally able organisation and manage the ODT solution when it transitions into the live environment. The Planning Inspectorate requires a supplier that can provide the necessary knowledge, skills, and experience to help modernise and manage cloud services for Digital & Data Services, on a range of internal and public facing services from discovery to live. Individual statements of work (SoW) will be agreed and aligned to discrete run and maintain needs and backlog delivery phases. Our digital needs are evolving as part of wider planning reforms, but the service is required to support our journey of modernising our planning solutions to the cloud building on the new and existing services. This is also in the context of a move to a service oriented operating model for Digital and Data Services and the continued run, maintain and transformation needs of a number of the Inspectorate's end-to-end services including Appeals, Applications, Examinations including the Back Office case management and underpinning Operational Data Warehouse.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1da91bcd-48b6-4f59-9a1d-eaf5d9af70e1 |
| 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 | 20 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | 2 Apr 2023 - 2 Apr 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £7,000,000 |
| 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 | THE PLANNING INSPECTORATE |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 6PN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Lawrence Hill |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol East |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KIN AND CARTA PARTNERSHIPS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72261000 - Software support services
- 72262000 - Software development services
- 72263000 - Software implementation services
- 72265000 - Software configuration services
- 72266000 - Software consultancy services

## Release History

- 20 Dec 2022 at 09:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1da91bcd-48b6-4f59-9a1d-eaf5d9af70e1

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1da91bcd-48b6-4f59-9a1d-eaf5d9af70e1
  20th December 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a75aa91a-4cae-4714-9c31-3f0c28e1a5c3
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8e85e589-f9e8-41f9-a23c-c2dc71b35df0

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