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title: "Resource Augmentation for the Development and Live Support DWP Technology Children Platform teams"
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# Resource Augmentation for the Development and Live Support DWP Technology Children Platform teams

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fb3bd560-7798-4ccc-8b64-ba194ccac980

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## Summary

The Department for Work and Pensions is currently engaged in the procurement process for a contract titled "Resource Augmentation for the Development and Live Support DWP Technology Children Platform teams." This contract falls under the services category, specifically software support and development services, with a total value of £7,911,520. The procurement method used is a selective tendering process, following a restricted procedure. The contract period spans from 22nd February 2017 to 21st February 2019, with experience in key technologies such as Siebel, BPM, OBIEE, Adobe, and Documentum essential for the supplier. The delivery addresses are located in the North East region of the United Kingdom, with the tender period having concluded on 29th September 2016.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialised in software development and support services, particularly those with expertise in the relevant technologies mentioned. Providers can leverage their skills to support the DWP in achieving stable application performance while meeting development and change requirements. Given the nature of the work, companies that can offer flexible staffing solutions and have the capacity for on-call support will find this tender to be a suitable match for their capabilities, paving the way for growth within the public sector.

## Notice

The Supplier is required to provide flexible capacity and capability to support DWP by providing technical specialist resource that can deliver outcomes in the areas of development activities necessary to satisfy the requirements for development/change/repair across a series of releases, and Live Support necessary to satisfy the requirements for a stable performance application/system of the DWP Technology Children Platform. Key technologies are Siebel, BPM, OBIEE, Adobe and Documentum. The new Supplier will need to gain an understanding of the existing solution to be able to provide support and to deliver future developments with minimal disruption. DWP retains the right to place resources into a team from other suppliers where a supplier or resource has a particular strength. Typically resource will be required to work a minimum of 7.5 hours/day, 5 days/week. NB: Some weekend work will be required for discrete project work and support resource will be required to cover 24/7 on an on call basis.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/985aa5f4-0351-48a9-bddf-39fa4f521793 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 May 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Sep 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Feb 2017 |
| Contract period | 22 Feb 2017 - 21 Feb 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £7,911,520 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £7,911,520 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS |
| Locality | WARRINGTON |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | WA5 6XG |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72261000 - Software support services
- 72262000 - Software development services

## Release History

- 4 May 2017 at 09:48 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/985aa5f4-0351-48a9-bddf-39fa4f521793
- 4 May 2017 at 09:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/985aa5f4-0351-48a9-bddf-39fa4f521793

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/985aa5f4-0351-48a9-bddf-39fa4f521793
  4th May 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/343f52f7-ef2b-43b0-8895-bed3bd12965a
  The Authority Requirements
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7eb67e52-758a-4f0c-8f2e-bb6a9c557d3e
  The Authority Requirements - RFP
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2c1d51e5-4ecb-4071-95f6-b2bfd578428e
  The Call-off Contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7bfd991c-218e-4463-b1f5-915bdb846ed4
  The DOS Framework Agreement

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gov.uk

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