Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Multi-disciplinary Professional Resource Solution
Authority: Direct Rail Services Limited (Public body)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDRS have an internal ICT team that support the business to the best of their capacity. However, the business is moving through a significant transformation programme of work and require additional capability and capacity.
This scope of work can be split into three Lots in the following way:
Lot 1 - A Microsoft Certified Partner
Lot 2 - A multi-supplier lot to provide additional Subject Matter expert support on our ICT transformation work.
Lot 3 - A single supplier who are capable of delivering differing ICT specialist resource to the DRS business.
CPV: Hardware consultancy services · Hardware integration consultancy services · Project management consultancy services · Recruitment services · Software consultancy services · Software integration consultancy services · Software programming and consultancy services · Systems and technical consultancy services · Systems consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 8 suppliers
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · win at most 3 of themLot #1A Microsoft Certified PartnerPublished value£1,500,000
Lot 1
DRS require a Microsoft partner to work with us throughout our increasing utilisation of Microsoft products. The successful supplier will be a Microsoft Certified Partner.
The key expected activities will be:
- To provide a multitude of support including;
- Subject matter experts on M365 applications;
- Planning and Costings for cloud hosting;
- Security compliance help;
- Best practice for each solution;
- Help with licences needed for solutions (outside our e5 agreement)
Lot #2Subject Matter ExpertsPublished value£2,500,000
The second lot is a multi-supplier lot to provide additional Subject Matter expert support on our ICT transformation work. We intend to draw upon the expertise of the supply chain to support the delivery of a number of key projects over the coming four years,
We envisage the requirement of the following expert resource types to support these requirements:
- Project Manager
- Senior Project Manager
- Programme Manager
- Senior Programme Manager
- Portfolio Manager
- Junior Consultant
- Consultant
- Senior Consultant
- Principal Consultant
- Managing Consultant
- Partner
- Senior ICT Support
Lot #3ICT Specialist RecruitmentPublished value£1,000,000
This lot will provide a single supplier who are capable of delivering differing ICT specialist resource to the DRS business. The successful supplier will be able to provide expert ICT resource in the following ways:
- Agency Supplied Worker (Temporary)
- Fixed Term Contract
- Permanent Staff
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- “Provision of a Multi-disciplinary Professional Resource Solution” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 8 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 10 Mar 2022, 21:27 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Mar 2022, 21:27 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Apr 2022 – …
- Authority reference
TC20220309- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-006635- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032085Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Any appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the contact specified in Section I above, and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any appeals must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including without limitation, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Contracting Authority will also incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the date information on award of contract is communicated to tenderers.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 11 Apr 2022, 08:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 11 Apr 2022, 08:00 BST
Timeline
10 Mar 2022 → 11 Oct 2022 · 4 dates- Notice published10 Mar 2022, 21:27 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown11 Apr 2022, 08:00 BST
- Bids opened11 Apr 2022, 08:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until11 Oct 2022, 23:59 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Direct Rail Services LimitedReview contact point
- Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria