Digital Professional Services, Technical Expertise and Rapid Resource Deployment

Concepts

• project management
• ofgem
• consultancy services
• data services
• digital professional services
• provision of digital specialists
• technical expertise
• rapid resource deployment
• professional services
• technical skills

Location

United Kingdom: UK

Description

Ofgem seeks to engage a successful tenderer(s) to provide a managed service for the provision of digital specialists and consultancy resource. The successful tenderer(s) shall provide individual experts and highly skilled project teams on a fixed delivery model, and be able to manage, deliver and assume responsibility for the outcome of various projects / programmes / requirements. The nature of requirements will include ‘Statement of Works’ (SOW) consultancy and professional services to research, test, design, build, release, iterate, support, project manage or retire digital services. It is also expected that the successful tenderer(s) will aid Ofgem in its efforts to resolve the in-house technical skills gap through both the upskilling of existing staff members in digital capabilities. Specialist resource (individuals or teams) will be required to complete individual milestones or specific project deliverables related to the programme(s) of work. These will be communicated by Ofgem’s contract manager via a SOW on an individual project basis. It is a mandatory requirement for Ofgem that every specialist(s) onboarded via this engagement must be Baseline Personal Security Standard (BPSS) Certified and, in special cases (Ofgem to advise if applicable to the role and circumstances), Security Clearance (SC) approved.

Total Quantity or Scope

Ofgem will require the successful tenderer(s) to deploy highly skilled project teams or individuals to deliver against a defined set of requirements, within an agreed and signed ‘Statement of Work’ (SOW) along with clear delivery and payment milestones for individual programmes / projects / requirements. The nature of requirements will include, but not be limited to, consultancy and professional services, to research, test, design, build, release, iterate, support, project manage or retire digital services. As part of the requirement, Ofgem will be looking to deploy specialists for short, medium, and potentially longer-term assignments in areas such as: * User experience and design * Performance analysis and data * Security * Technical service delivery * Software development * Infrastructure * Support and operations * Testing and auditing * User research * Project Management * IT engineering, including technical leads and DevOps * Supplier and procurement management (Working with Ofgem’s Procurement and Digital Commercial Teams) * The tenderer may be expected to sub-contract outside resource where they are unable to directly deliver Ofgem's requirements due to technical speciality or within a reasonable timescale. Ofgem would expect all services within the contract to be delivered “off-payroll”, outside of IR35. Tenderers should expect to provide their own equipment, but may be required to use Ofgem equipment or a VPN solution in order to securely access and update sensitive documentation and content. Further information can be found in the attached 2023-040 Rapid Resource Deployment ITT document. Additional information: Further information can be found in the attached 2023-040 Rapid Resource Deployment ITT document.

Renewal Options

The contract will be in place for an initial 2 years with the option to extend for up to 2 x 12 month periods.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
• 72300000 - Data services
• 71300000 - Engineering services
• 72212100 - Industry specific software development services
• 71354100 - Digital mapping services
• 72212730 - Security software development services
• 76100000 - Professional services for the gas industry
• 72226000 - System software acceptance testing consultancy services
• 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
• 72246000 - Systems consultancy services
• 72266000 - Software consultancy services
• 72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services
• 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
• 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Indicators

• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Further information can be found in the attached 2023-040 Rapid Resource Deployment ITT document. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=229908. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (MT Ref:229908)