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title: "Load and Performance Testing (L&P) services across the Home Office and other government departments"
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# Load and Performance Testing (L&P) services across the Home Office and other government departments

Buyer: HOME OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8326fc21-6397-4e20-94bf-ad8ae7f876a2

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the Home Office, which is seeking "Load and Performance Testing (L&P) services" to support multiple government departments. This contract falls within the services category, specifically classified under computer-related professional services (CPV Code: 72590000). The project is complete, with a total contract value of £7,484,400, and the contract period spanned from 25 September 2017 to 24 September 2020. The procurement method was selective, executed as a call-off from a framework agreement, with the procurement stage having reached the award phase as of 1 September 2017.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses engaged in IT services, particularly those specialising in load and performance testing. Companies that are agile and capable of providing quality test assurance, performance consultancy, and test management services are well-suited to compete in such contracts. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find this an advantageous opportunity to showcase their capabilities, particularly as this contract highlights the increasing demand for specialised testing services in the public sector.

## Notice

Load and Performance Testing (L&P) services across the Home Office and other government departments: * Quality & Test Assurance: to assure the approach and adherence to non-functional test requirements (primarily relating to L&P Testing), standards, products and test execution that are managed and executed by supplier/third party test teams. * Performance Test Consultancy: to support the definition and implementation of programme or project level test strategies / approaches / assessments, including processes, organisation, governance, funding, people and tools, primarily relating to L&P Testing. This can also include other types of work such as assisting in Root Cause Analysis and Remediation activities. * Performance Test Management / Delivery: to plan, design, execute and manage the delivery of L&P testing.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6b58ab4c-1f50-4ef0-b750-a81f61bb0eab |
| 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 | 8 Nov 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Jul 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Aug 2017 |
| Contract period | 24 Sep 2017 - 24 Sep 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £7,484,400 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £7,484,400 |
| 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 | HOME OFFICE |
| Locality | CROYDON |
| Post town | Croydon |
| Postcode | CR9 1WW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI62 Croydon |
| Local authority | Croydon |
| Electoral ward | Fairfield |
| Westminster constituency | Croydon West |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EDGE TESTING SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72590000 - Computer-related professional services

## Release History

- 8 Nov 2017 at 08:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6b58ab4c-1f50-4ef0-b750-a81f61bb0eab

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6b58ab4c-1f50-4ef0-b750-a81f61bb0eab
  8th November 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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