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title: "Test Engineering Services"
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buyer: "HOME OFFICE"
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# Test Engineering Services

Buyer: HOME OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cbd25acc-933b-409a-b74b-71d30344a62b

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## Summary

The Home Office has successfully awarded a contract for "Test Engineering Services," which falls under the Computer-related professional services category. The procurement was completed through a selective method, specifically a call-off from a framework agreement, with a total contract value of £4,956,811. The contract commenced on 1st September 2017 and is set to run until 31st August 2020. The services are to be delivered in London, United Kingdom. The award notice for this contract was published on 8th November 2017, confirming its status as active.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in software testing and quality assurance. Companies that provide automation services, system integration testing, and security testing would be particularly well-suited to compete, especially those that can adapt their offerings to support agile and DevOps environments. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to apply, as the contracting authority has indicated suitability for SMEs, providing a potential pathway for growth within a competitive market.

## Notice

Test Engineering services across the Home Office and other government departments: * Quality & Test Assurance: to assure unit and component testing including, but not limited to, advice on best practice, coverage levels, reporting and tooling. * Test Automation: to develop or enhance and implement test automation models to support cost effective continuous release methods within agile / devops environments. Areas of testing to be covered include: o Contract testing: automated API tests to ensure the component under test confirms to service definitions. o Component integration testing: automated tests to test the integration between two components. o System Testing: automated testing within sprints to test the story in full, likely based on BDD scenarios. o System Integration testing: tests features end to end across functionality, including automated regression test capability. o Security testing: automated security tests in order to find issues prior to health checks. o Exploratory testing: manual tests to be targeted around complex areas of functionality (APIs) and business-critical areas.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/111d3270-486f-4568-9d19-c774766c2d42 |
| 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 | 17 Jul 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2017 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2017 - 31 Aug 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,956,811 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,956,811 |
| 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 | ACUMA 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 09:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/111d3270-486f-4568-9d19-c774766c2d42

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/111d3270-486f-4568-9d19-c774766c2d42
  8th November 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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