--- title: "Approved Doctors Information System and Short Course Data Base Support and Maintenance 2.0" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04ad5c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04ad5c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04ad5c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04ad5c.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT" published: "2024-10-17" --- # Approved Doctors Information System and Short Course Data Base Support and Maintenance 2.0 Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ad5c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04ad5c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04ad5c.json) ## Summary The Department for Transport (DfT) is currently in the tender stage for the "Approved Doctors Information System and Short Course Data Base Support and Maintenance 2.0" project, with a submission deadline of 18 November 2024. This procurement, classified under "System maintenance services" (CPV code 50324100), involves provisioning IT managed services to support and maintain the existing Approved Doctors Information System (ADIS) and Short Course Database (SCDB). The procurement will take place in Southampton, UK, under an open procedure. The total contract value is £963,618 GBP, divided into two lots: Lot 1 for ADIS with a value of £531,801 GBP and Lot 2 for SCDB valued at £431,817 GBP, both covering a potential contract term of up to 3 years (2 years with a 1-year extension option). This tender presents significant growth opportunities for IT service providers specialising in system maintenance and managed services. Businesses capable of delivering comprehensive day-to-day application support, incident and problem management, security vulnerability patching, and system upgrades would be well-positioned to compete. Companies with experience in managing cloud health and third-party integrations stand to benefit the most, given the stringent requirements set by the DfT for proactive maintenance and timely resolution of issues. This opportunity is ideal for vendors seeking long-term government contracts with the potential for recurring work, given the assurances of continuous improvement and consistent renewal considerations. ## Notice Provision of an IT managed service to the existing Approved Doctors Information System (ADIS) and Short Course Database system (SCDB) to ensure that the services are secure and functional and maintained. ### Lot Information LOT 1: IT Managed Service for the MCA's Approved Doctors' Information System (ADIS) A fully Managed Service for ADIS for Maritime and Coastguard Agency staff to provide support for, but not limited to: * Day-to-Day application operational support in running the client application. o Incident Management o Problem Management o Change Management o Service Requests. o Maintenance * Support in debugging and diagnostics relating to third party integrations. * Minor updates to support third party or system API changes where required * Bug fixing application functionality. * Application of applicable security patches * All proactive maintenance required to keep the application healthy and available. * Meet agreed target resolution times. * Cloud health & monitoring to ensure the backups are working and are viable. * Security vulnerability patching, as per vendor guidance. * System upgrades / updates will be aligned to feature delivery. * Major Components will not be more than one year out of date. Additional information: Lot value identified is based on the following provision 2 year contract ,1 year extension: and allowance of Continuous improvement across the 3 year period Renewal: Contract length is 2 +1. Renewals would be required after year 2 if the extension option is not considered. LOT 2: IT Managed Service for the MCA's Short Course Data Base (SCDB) 4.1 A fully Managed Service for the SCDB for Maritime and Coastguard Agency staff to provide support for, but not limited to: * Day-to-Day application operational support in running the client application. o Incident Management o Problem Management o Change Management o Service Requests. o Maintenance * Support in debugging and diagnostics relating to third party integrations. * Minor updates to support third party or system API changes where required * Bug fixing application functionality. * Application of applicable security patches * All proactive maintenance required to keep the application healthy and available. * Meet agreed target resolution times. * Cloud health & monitoring to ensure the backups are working and are viable. * Security vulnerability patching, as per vendor guidance. * System upgrades / updates will be aligned to feature delivery. * Major Components will not be more than one year out of date. Additional information: Lot value identified is based on the following provision 2 year contract ,1 year extension: and allowance of Continuous improvement across the 3 year period Renewal: Contract length is 2 +1. Renewals would be required after year 2 if the extension option is not considered. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033609-2024 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Oct 2024 | | Submission deadline | 18 Nov 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | 01/08/26 | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £963,618 | | Lots value | £963,618 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT | | Locality | SOUTHAMPTON | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | N/A | | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 50 - Repair and maintenance services ### Codes - 50324100 - System maintenance services ## Release History - 17 Oct 2024 at 14:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033609-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5e8d97c8d3bf7f1fb909b6bc/Public-Procurement-Review-Service-Scope-and-Remit.pdf - https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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