Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Defra and ALBs
Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
Contact
Darren Vicary
Telephone
+44 3459335577
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Application Maintenance and Support Services
Reference number
C5310
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The AMS Contract will deliver a new AMS service that will:
• Proactively monitor and provide alerts for Defra’s applications / services
• Manage, maintain and support over 250 business critical and non-critical applications that are currently managed by:
o IBM under the e-Nabling contract;
o Capgemini under the Master Services Agreement for Service Procurement (MSA);
o other third-party contracts that will be included in this AMS Contract
• On-board, manage, maintain and support new applications developed by:
o internal Defra software development teams;
o other third-party suppliers where they do not have an AMS capability
• Manage Software as a Service (SaaS) and Commercial of the Shelf (COTS) Software
• Provide a capability for minor application development work to support enhancements and continuous improvement
• Transition applications from IBM, Capgemini and other third-party contracts to the new supplier
• De-commission / transition applications where required.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £290,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Multiple
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Application Maintenance and Support Services
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £290,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
4 December 2023
End date
3 December 2030
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 3
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
See Part 1 - Selection Instructions
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
See Part 1 - Selection Instructions
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
four.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
four.1.5) Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
19 January 2023
Local time
11:59pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
3 March 2023
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 28 February 2024
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
The opportunity will be advertised via https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome and also through https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder . If and when it is available, suppliers are encouraged to check these sources for further information.
Suppliers registering an interest will be issued with additional information regarding the future Application Maintenance and Support Services. Please register interest in this opportunity via https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Body
N/A
N/A
N/A
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit