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title: "NCDS Next Generation Contract - Market Engagement Exercise"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-033d24"
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# NCDS Next Generation Contract - Market Engagement Exercise

Buyer: HOME OFFICE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-033d24

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## Summary

The Home Office is initiating a planned Market Engagement exercise titled "NCDS Next Generation Contract," which focuses on information technology services. This exercise is being conducted in London and Manchester, with the aim of exploring market capabilities to inform a Delivery Model Assessment. Interested parties are required to engage in preliminary activities, like signing a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) and a Security Aspects Letter (SAL) to access further documentation. Key dates include an Industry Day on 27th June and a deadline for market engagement question responses set for the week of 18th July. The estimated total value of the procurement is £70 million over a potential three-year contract period. 

This procurement process presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in management and advisory services, information assurance, cyber security, or software engineering to engage with governmental operations. Companies with expertise in strategic engagement activities, data science, and system integration will find this particularly relevant as the Home Office seeks providers to support the National Communications Data Service and Data Communications Capability Unit in enhancing digital, data, and technology services. Participation in this Market Engagement exercise is voluntary, allowing businesses to inform their approaches without the immediate obligation to compete. 

## Notice

The National Communications Data Service (NCDS) are conducting a Market Engagement exercise on behalf of the NCDS and the Data Communications Capability Unit (DCCU) to explore market capability and appetite, and to help inform a Delivery Model Assessment with the view to conduct a future procurement(s). The project is NCDS led and centred around both NCDS and DCCU requirements, with the intention of including the wider Communications Data and Lawful Intercept (CDLI) Partnership requirements in scope for the future. The CDLI Partnership is a multi-agency collaboration between the Home Office and National Security Partners, led by the Homeland Security Group as part of the Home Office. The Partnership provides Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) and the UK Intelligence Community (UKIC) with sustained access to Communications Data for the purpose of progressing operations to prevent, detect and disrupt terrorism and other criminality, prosecute the perpetrators, protect the vulnerable and save lives. The NCDS, which sits within the Homeland Security Group, is seeking to engage with experienced organisations who can provide the following: * Management and Advisory Services * Business Strategy, Portfolio Management, Operating Model * Research and Innovation - Academia and Industry Engagement o mitigate technological Risk/exploit Opportunities * Strategic Engagement Activities with Partners including management of CPD * Succession Planning for our People * Architecture Services (Data, Applications, Infrastructure and Security) * Technical Assurance Services * System/Solution Engineering, Dev Ops, Thru Life Apps Support. * Software Engineering * Information Assurance/Cyber Security * Data Science, Data Engineering and Data Analysis * Solution/System Integration * Product/Project/Programme/Delivery Management Services * Business Analysis, User Research/ User Centric Design This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is not a call for competition. High level details and timescales for this Market Engagement exercise can be found in section II.2.4 of this notice, and full details or the requirements and the Market Engagement process will be available in the Information Pack which will be issued to interested parties via the Home Office eSourcing tool (Jaggaer). Information on how to access Jaggaer can be found in section VI.3 of this notice.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The NCDS and DCCU wish to explore the market capabilities and appetite for the services listed in this notice, with the view to conduct a procurement(s) based around the findings and outcomes of this Market Engagement exercise and to contract with one or more providers to deliver the NCDS, DCCU, and wider CDLI Partnership's future service needs in relation to Digital, Data and Technology. Participation in this Market Engagement exercise is voluntary, and non-participation will not preclude any party or organisation from taking part in any later competition which the Home Office may conduct. The proposed structure of this Market Engagement exercise will be as follows: - Initial engagement via PIN (20th May) - Provision of initial Information Pack via Jaggaer (w/c 13th June) - Industry Day Event (27th June) - Provision of updated Information Pack including Market Engagement Questions via Jaggaer (w/c 4th July) - Deadline for Market Engagement Question responses (w/c 18th July) Additional information: Given the project is at Market Engagement stage and we have not yet finalised our requirements or procurement approach, Suppliers should note that the specified total value (TV) in Section II.1.5 is an estimation. The TV we have provided is an estimate based on an approximate annual spend across NCDS and DCCU, against a contract term of 3 years. Subject to the finalisation of our requirements.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013951-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 May 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 29 Sep 2022 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £70,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HOME OFFICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4LD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | Vincent Square |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48612000 - Database-management system
- 48810000 - Information systems
- 72222000 - Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services
- 72222200 - Information systems or technology planning services
- 72222300 - Information technology services
- 72223000 - Information technology requirements review services
- 72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software

## Release History

- 23 May 2022 at 16:38 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013951-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/
- https://www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/events/home-office-national-communications-and-data-services-ncds-industry-briefing.html

## Provenance

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