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title: "Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE) - Private sector delivery partner"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04b246"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "HOME OFFICE"
published: "2024-10-29"
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# Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE) - Private sector delivery partner

Buyer: HOME OFFICE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b246

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## Summary

The Home Office is planning a procurement process under the Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE) programme to find a private sector delivery partner. This opportunity falls under the industry category of research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000). The programme aims to solve public safety and security challenges by leveraging digital and data technologies. The procurement process, currently at the planning stage, is utilising the competitive procedure with negotiation under existing Procurement & Contract Regulations 2015. The deadline for expressing interest in participating in market engagement is 17:00 on 30 November 2024, with future notice anticipated on 20 December 2024. The procurement is focused on services within the UK.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in consultancy, software development, IT services, and administration services. The selected supplier will work closely with the Home Office to deliver ACE customer requirements and manage a dynamic ecosystem supporting innovation through public-private collaboration. Businesses with strong capabilities in artificial intelligence, data science, and collaborative platform management would be well-suited to compete. The contract's substantial value of £18,000,000 offers ample scope for business growth and service delivery impact. Potential bidders are encouraged to engage early in the market engagement process to leverage this opportunity.

## Notice

The Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE) solves public safety and security challenges by bringing together the best of public and private sector capabilities, especially new digital and data technologies. The Private Sector Partner requirement is for a supplier to work closely with the Authority, to act as a flexible commissioning and delivery partner with responsibility for the dynamic ecosystem and collaboration platform (physical and virtual), to deliver commissioned ACE customer requirements (challenges or problem statements) and jointly protect HMG interests.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This notices replaces Prior Information Notice (PIN): 2024/S 000-025731 and is being raised to confirm the legislation applicable for this procurement. Note this is not a different or incremental opportunity and this PIN is raised following the delay in the introduction of the Procurement Act 2023. The Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE) solves public safety and security challenges by bringing together the best of public and private sector capabilities, especially new digital and data technologies. It brings together expertise from industry and academia to innovate collaboratively and deliver front line mission impact at pace. ACE is a Home Office capability and is a partnership between the public and private sectors with access to a community of organisations and experts drawn from the private sector and academia, from which it selects and combines the capabilities best suited to any given problem. It was established in 2017, and ACE has applied its approach of industry-led innovation and co-creation to increasingly wide-ranging challenges from across government and other public sector agencies. This has included playing a role in transforming public services through leveraging technologies such as artificial intelligence and data science to accelerate and automate processes, reduce duplication of effort, and better equip decision makers and the operational front line to be their most effective. Further information on ACE can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/accelerated-capability-environment and at the annual review here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ace-annual-review-2023-24 The Private Sector Partner requirement is for a supplier to work closely with the Authority, to act as a flexible commissioning and delivery partner with responsibility for the dynamic ecosystem and collaboration platform (physical and virtual), to deliver commissioned ACE customer requirements (challenges or problem statements) and jointly protect HMG interests. This opportunity will be procured under existing Procurement & Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR2015) utilising the competitive procedure with negotiation. This opportunity is being advertised in order to identify potential interested bidders for the service and begin market engagement opportunities. We do not anticipate breaking this opportunity into separate lots given the co-ordinated nature required for delivery of commissions across HMG and the engagement with community of organisations that support ACE. Should you wish to express an interest in participating in market engagement please register your interest by emailing John.Hampshire@homeoffice.gov.uk by 17:00 30 November 2024 and include the following: - Name of Contact - Name of Organisation - Contact's email address - Contact's telephone number.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035036-2024 |
| 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 | 29 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 20 Dec 2024 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £18,000,000 |
| 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 | 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

- 45 - Construction work
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 45111290 - Primary works for services
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 29 Oct 2024 at 14:42 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035036-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/accelerated-capability-environment
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ace-annual-review-2023-24

## Provenance

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