--- title: "Provision of Agile Service Design to deliver Social Security Face to Face Assessments Function" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000554533" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000554533" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000554533.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000554533.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT" published: "2018-08-30" --- # Provision of Agile Service Design to deliver Social Security Face to Face Assessments Function Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000554533 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000554533) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000554533.json) ## Summary The Scottish Government is planning to award a contract titled "Provision of Agile Service Design to deliver Social Security Face to Face Assessments Function" to create and implement a face-to-face assessment service for Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This procurement falls under the services industry category and is located in Glasgow, UK. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with key dates including a Supplier Awareness Event scheduled for 11 September 2018, and a deadline for expressing interest in attending by 5 September 2018. The event aims to inform potential tenderers about the requirements and process associated with this contract. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in service design and delivery, particularly those focused on technology solutions for public services. Companies with experience in designing assessment services, managing technology implementations, and collaborating with public sector entities would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The Supplier Awareness Event will further facilitate networking and provide insights into project expectations, enabling businesses to align their proposals with the Scottish Government's objectives. ## Notice Scottish Ministers through the Social Security Directorate (SSD), are looking to award a contract for the creation and delivery of the face-to-face Assessment Service to support the Scottish replacement benefit for Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This contract is specifically focussed on the design and implementation of the new face-to-face assessments service, utilising the technology solution being delivered in a separate contract and running in parallel to this delivery. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Scottish Government is seeking a Service Provider to: - design the service (through a proposed third party COTS assessments tool) to support Assessments. The requirement includes the service design and development of the business processes and the management of the delivery of the technology solutions to initially support PIP face to face Assessments. - conduct a review and due diligence exercise on the proposed COTS technology solution to deliver the F2F Assessments capability. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP329959 | | Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information 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 | 30 Aug 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Aug 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT | | Locality | GLASGOW | | Post town | Glasgow | | Postcode | G2 8LU | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City | | Local authority | Glasgow City | | Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill | | Westminster constituency | Glasgow North | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 30 Aug 2018 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP329959 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP329959&idx=1 3rd September 2018 - Service Design NDA - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP329959 Provision of Agile Service Design to deliver Social Security Face to Face Assessments Function - Scottish Ministers through the Social Security Directorate (SSD), are looking to award a contract for the creation and delivery of the face-to-face Assessment Service to support the Scottish replacement benefit for Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This contract is specifically focussed on the design and implementation of the new face-to-face assessments service, utilising the technology solution being delivered in a separate contract and running in parallel to this delivery. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.scotland.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000554533 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=554533 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000554533. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000554533.json.