Home Office Crossing the Border (CtB) Procurement 2024 Service Integration & Management

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Title	Home Office Crossing the Border (CtB) Procurement 2024 Service Integration & Management
FTS UK (Find A Tender Serive)	FTS/033814-2024
Type	Invitation to tender
Date Published	2024-10-18
Deadline	2024-10-31 00:00:00
Nature Of Contract	Service contract
Awarding Authority	Home Office
Procedure	Open procedure

Description :

Section I: Contracting authority I.1) Name and addresses Home Office London Contact: CtB Procurement team Email: CrossingtheBorder2024Procurement@homeoffice.gov.uk Country: United Kingdom Region code UK - United Kingdom Internet address(es) Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office I.3) Communication Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at External Portal Detected (Private Hosting) - Please note that access to this portal will be provided free of charge. Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via External Portal Detected (Private Hosting) - Please note that access to this portal will be provided free of charge. Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address I.4) Type of the contracting authority Ministry or any other national or federal authority I.5) Main activity: General public services Section II: Object II.1) Scope of the procurement II.1.1) Title: Home Office Crossing the Border (CtB) Procurement 2024 Service Integration & Management II.1.2) Main CPV code 72227000 - Software integration consultancy services II.1.3) Type of contract: Services II.1.4) Short description Crossing the Border (CtB) sits within DDaT the Migration and Borders Technology Portfolio (MBTP) which encompasses all technology delivery and support for Migration, Asylum, and Border control. This includes the delivery of major technology programmes including Immigration Platform Technology (IPT), Future Borders and Immigration System (FBIS) and the New Plan for Immigration (NPI). MBTP is organised in a product-centric way, with business requirements met where possible by leveraging a set of strategic technology products. These products are organised across sets of related product families, with the CtB product family being one of these. CtB represents the steady state services and products which controls the flow of people and services across the borders. This is done principally via the Primary Control Points, mediated by a Border Force officer, or via an e-gate indirectly supervised by an officer. Information from ports is processed by a central collection of systems, hosted in the cloud and on premise. These systems are built on top of a number of infrastructure platforms, leveraging a hybrid cloud model and they are managed by utilizing a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) methodology. This procurement is for the Service Integration & Management services within the CtB supplier ecosystem. II.1.5) Estimated total value Value excluding VAT: 25,000,000 II.1.6) Information about lots This contract is divided into lots: No II.2) Description II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s) 72226000 - System software acceptance testing consultancy services 72232000 - Development of transaction processing and custom software 72261000 - Software support services 72262000 - Software development services 72265000 - Software configuration services II.2.3) Place of performance NUTS codes UK - United Kingdom II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Crossing the Border (CtB) service is the steady state services and products which controls the flow of people and services across the borders. This is done principally via the Primary Control Points, mediated by a Border Force officer, or via an e-gate indirectly supervised by an officer. Information from ports is processed by a central collection of systems, hosted in the cloud and on premise. These systems are built on top of a number of infrastructure platforms, leveraging a hybrid cloud model. The central systems support 24 hours a day 365 days a year operations, requiring high degrees of resilience and availability. The existing applications run on diverse technological stacks and have been delivered over a 3-year programme and are expected to evolve over the next 5 years in line with government policy and operational need. The systems are critical national infrastructure, incorporating official and secret data sets and related processes. Outlined is the Home Office Migration and Borders Technology Portfolio (MBTP) requirement, for an experienced Digital Supplier that can provide high quality Service Integration & Management services for the running, development, management and reporting across the CtB integrated ecosystem and delivering the CtB roadmap Working collaboratively with the Home Office to deliver our vision for CtB , management, governance, and assurance across digital delivery in the CtB DDaT arena. This document sets out the requirements for a Supplier to deliver the Service Integration & Management services for an initial term of 4 years from the start of the Contract with a possible 1-year extension (4 + 1) option under Technology Services 3 Framework Agreement Lot 5. It has been split into core requirements specific to the CtB & DDaT Outcomes within MBTP and general requirements which apply to all product families across CtB and DDaT. These materials are based upon stakeholder consultation, analysis of the current organisational position and the strategic direction of travel, all of which have informed the view of services required. II.2.5) Award criteria Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system Duration in months: 48 This contract is subject to renewal: Yes Description of renewals Extension provision for an additional 1x 12 month period II.2.10) Information about variants Variants will be accepted: No II.2.11) Information about options Options: No II.2.13) Information about European Union Funds The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No II.2.14) Additional information Estimated value of contract is 20-25 million . ITT documentation not yet finalised, Bid pack will be sent to suppliers on CCS Framework, Technology Services 3 (RM6100) Lot 5 via External Portal Detected (Private Hosting) - Please note that access to this portal will be provided free of charge. Section IV. Procedure IV.1) Description IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open procedure IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes IV.2) Administrative information IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate Date: 31 October 2024 Local time: 5:00pm IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted English IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders Date: 14 November 2024 Local time: 5:00pm Section VI. Complementary information VI.1) Information about recurrence This is a recurrent procurement: No VI.3) Additional information Please note the dates listed in Section IV: Procedure, IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest and IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders are for guidance only. ITT documentation has NOT yet been published in Bravo and therefore there is not expectation for return of tenders by the listed date. VI.4) Procedures for review VI.4.1) Review body Cabinet Office London Country: United Kingdom

CPV Codes

72227000;72226000;72232000;72261000;72262000;72265000