PRJ_8500 - DSA - Data and Analytics Services Contract

Description

Early Engagement Notice (EME): This is to notify Suppliers as to the upcoming opportunity and is not an invitation to bid. Route to Market: Crown Commercial Services framework for Digital Specialists and Programmes (DSP) - RM6263 Framework - Lot 1 - Digital Programmes. Indicative Value of Contract: Up to a maximum of £250,000,000 over the maximum five (5) year term. Framework Supplier Engagement: July 2024 (See additional text section for details) Target Further Competition Date: September 2024 Target Award Date: April 2025 Target Contract End Date: April 2029, plus, potential for up to a further optional extension period of twelve (12) months. Description: The Home Office's Data Services & Analytics (DSA) Unit intends to put in place a new contract, with a single Prime Delivery Partner and supporting supply chain that will include SMEs for the provision of Data and Analytics Services. DSA delivers critical matching, analytic, reporting and insight services across all areas of the Home Office and beyond. DSA currently has several major contracts providing a significant proportion of these services all of whose initial term will end at the end of calendar year 2024 and into 2025. It is anticipated that the extension options available under the contracts will be utilised to allow a gradual transition during 2025. With the major focus on Data and Analytics as described under the SFIA view, underpinned by the Data related roles described under the latest Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework, the contract is planned to provide data related professions on a resource augmentation basis as well as Data and Analytics outcome based pieces of work. Whilst the majority of roles under the latter will be data and analytics related, in order to deliver outcomes, there will be provision for non-data roles (e.g. delivery, architecture, user centred design, etc.). In addition, to provide data-related professionals, DSA are looking to the new contract to optimise the end-to-end data pipeline: acquiring data sources, loading them, mapping (generally to a Person, Object, Location, Event [POLE] model), matching, enriching, etc. The prime will take accountability for end-to-end delivery but it is planned that specialist Suppliers and SMEs will take responsibility for pipeline components, and deliver in alignment with the HO DDaT Strategy. DSA is looking to increase leverage of native cloud services and enterprise capabilities to expedite delivery, making use of recent developments in analytical techniques (e.g. machine learning and AI) to automate manual data pipeline processes and build trusted, secure data services, using the CDDO Data ethics framework. DSA is also looking to the new contract to improve performance, metrics and transparency, improve pipeline quality, ensure consistent availability of appropriately skilled professionals, and gain access to specialist SME capability. Additional information: Notes Section: The purpose of this notification is to provide potential Suppliers with early visibility of the requirement, which will be procured via the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) - Digital Specialists and Programmes (DSP) RM6263 Framework - Lot 1 - Digital Programmes. The Home Office intends to conduct a virtual, Early Market Engagement (EME) event on Monday 8th July 2024, between 1.30pm - 3pm. The event is being designed to encourage prime/SME sub-contracting partnering and provide the opportunity for the market to understand and influence the standards, requirements and measures underpinning the competition. The event will. - Provide suppliers with an overview of the requirement, bidding process and aim to address any initial questions. - Be held remotely via MS Teams or other similar method. The Home Office may undertake further EME, via various means (e.g. meetings, questionnaires) with some, or all Suppliers involved in the process. Please note that participation, or non-participation in this EME event will not influence or restrict your ability to take part in the further competition. Registering your Expression of Interest: To register to participate in the event, Suppliers should contact Tech UK https://www.techuk.org on the following link herehttps://www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/events/home-office-data-services-analytics-market-engagement-event.html by no Later than Noon on Thursday 4th July 2024. *Suppliers who are not on the framework, but have an interest in potentially partnering with a DSP, Lot 1 supplier on this procurement, are also welcome to join the session. For any other event related queries please contact Chris.Jones3@homeoffice.gov.uk