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Published 11 Mar 2021, 15:09 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Digital Integration and Service Operations

Official notice

Authority: NS&I (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£39,500,000exc. VAT · 1 value update13.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Sept 2021awarded 31 May 2022
Awarded to IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Rainbow Programme: Digital Integration and Service Operations package

CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Computer support services · Custom software development services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Information systems · Software package and information systems · System and support services · Systems and technical consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Digital integration and ServiceOps package is intended to be the technical and…AwardedPublished value£39,500,000

The Digital integration and ServiceOps package is intended to be the technical and operational centre of the Future Operating Model for NS&I. It focuses on implementing a future integration platform to support upcoming business change, as well as providing ServiceOps capabilities to establish a stable state for delivering long-term business objectives.

The package supplier will design and deliver the integration platform, and services to implement the required system interfaces, and to undertake operational monitoring, management and maintenance of the system integrations.

Delivery: UK · 1 Drummond Gate, London SW1V 2QX
Extensions: A discretionary two-year (24 month) extension period is available at the end of the main contract term.Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Price: 90%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (11)
  • Proposed Solution for Digital Integration: 12.5%
  • Proposed Solution for Service Operations: 12.5%
  • Proposed Solution for Central Security Monitoring Service: 10%
  • Proposed Solution for Security: 5%
  • Collaborating and Delivering in Partnership: 5%
  • Implementation Plan: 10%
  • Price: Fixed Pricing: 32.5%
  • Price: Variable Pricing: 2.5%
  • Social Value – Economic Sustainability: 3.5%
  • Social Value – Environmental Sustainability: 3.5%
  • Social Value – Social Sustainability: 3%
Published award criteria (11)
  • Proposed Solution for Digital Integration: 12.5
  • Proposed Solution for Service Operations: 12.5
  • Proposed Solution for Central Security Monitoring Service: 10
  • Proposed Solution for Security: 5
  • Collaborating and Delivering in Partnership: 5
  • Implementation Plan: 10
  • Social Value – Economic Sustainability: 3.5
  • Social Value – Environmental Sustainability: 3.5
  • Social Value – Social Sustainability: 3
  • Price: Fixed Pricing: 32.5
  • Price: Variable Pricing: 2.5
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
11 Mar 2021, 15:09 GMT
Last source update
30 Jun 2022, 13:16 BST
Authority reference
21-CPN-01
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-017882
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy servicesComputer support servicesCustom software development servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportInformation systemsSoftware package and information systemsSystem and support servicesSystems and technical consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029ad2 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Panacea
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
17 Sept 2021, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Jul 2021 → 30 Jun 2022 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Jul 2021, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    17 Sept 2021, 16:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    6 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Mar 2022, 23:59 BST
  5. Notice published
    30 Jun 2022, 13:16 BST

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Aug 2021
  1. Published value updated to £39,500,000
    18 Aug 2021, 15:08 BST
    was £2,000,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    18 Aug 2021, 15:08 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    18 Aug 2021, 15:08 BST
  4. Deadline published: 17 Sept 2021, 16:00 BST
    18 Aug 2021, 15:08 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    18 Aug 2021, 15:08 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    30 Jun 2022, 13:16 BST
  7. Buyer details updated
    30 Jun 2022, 13:16 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £34,216,2621 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 31 May 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED£34,216,262 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

National Savings and Investments

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEconomic affairs 1 Drummond Gate, London, UK, SW1V 2QXContact email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • National Savings & InvestmentsContracting authorityNational or federal agency/officeEconomic affairs London, UKContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria