Software Testing Services

Concepts

• software testing
• program testing
• software development
• current live services
• new multi-species platform services
• current live service(s
• software testing services
• testing
• service(s
• software

Location

London

Description

Livestock Information Ltd (LI Ltd) provides livestock movement information for industry and government that enables : Better control of endemic livestock diseases Terminate exotic disease outbreaks quickly and efficiently. Drive positive changes in productivity and sustainability. Develop a competitive trade advantage by building trade partner and consumer confidence in the provenance of British meat and livestock products. LI Ltd is owned jointly by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and is a Contracting Authority. The current contract is being delivered by a UK provider with an offshore capability and is due to expire in April 2025, therefore the Authority is seeking expressions from economic operators who can provide software testing services. This new contract opportunity will be for a period of 4 years (with an initial term of 2 years and the option for the Contracting Authority acting in its sole discretion, to extend for two further periods of 1 year each), aiming to commence in or around April 2025.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Contracting Authority is seeking a supplier to provide ongoing capability to deliver Software Testing Services (functional and non-functional) across current live service(s), additions and enhancements to current live service(s), new multi-species platform services under development and the migration of current live services to the new multi-species platform. Testing will be based on user, industry, government, and policy requirements as LI delivers on its mandate and product roadmaps. This will be for a period of 4 years (with an initial term of 2 years and the option for the Contracting Authority acting in its sole discretion, to extend for two further periods of 1 year each), aiming to commence on or around April 2025.

Renewal Options

Refer to procurement documents

CPV Codes

• 72254000 - Software testing
• 72212984 - Program testing software development services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The procurement is undertaken pursuant to the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation (CPN). Applicants will initially need to register their interest by sending an email to: commercial@livestockinformation.org.uk and will need to complete a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) which will be issued by the Authority's commercial team. Once the signed NDA has been received by the Authority then all procurement documentation will be available from the Authority's portal and all communication is to be conducted via the portal. Applicants will then be required to complete and return responses to the selection questionnaire (SQ) in accordance with the instructions set out in the procurement documentation. Following the evaluation of the SQ returns, the Authority will shortlist to between four and seven applicants to participate in the stage stage of the process. For clarity, the successful applicants invited to the next stage of the process will then be referred to as bidders Bidders will then be asked to submit their initial returns to provide their proposals to deliver the services and to provide the costs for doing so . The Authority reserves the right to award the contract to the bidder with whom provides the Most Economically Advantageous Tender in terms of the highest combined qualitative and commercial scoring. Should the Authority decide to negotiate, all bidders will be invited to participate. Once the Authority identifies the solution/solutions capable of meeting its needs, the negotiation phase will be concluded and bidders invited to submit a final tender before a preferred bidder is selected that represents the Most Economically Advantageous Tender. Full details of the scope and requirements for the opportunity will be set out in the procurement documentation to be issued by the Authority. To be able to access the procurement documents, applicants will need to register their company details @commercial@livestockinformation.org.uk