Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

• I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

  Government Procurement
  9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
  Liverpool
  L3 9PP
  UNITED KINGDOM
  Email: siam@gps.gsi.gov.uk
  Tel: +44 3450103503

  Internet address(es):

  General address of the contracting authority: http://gps.cabinetoffice.gov.uk

  Address of the buyer profile: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk

  Further information can be obtained from:

  The above mentioned contact point(s)

• I.2) Type of the contracting authority

  Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions

• I.3) Main activity

  General public services

• I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

  The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Section II.B: Object of the contract (Supplies or services)

• II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

  X Government SIAM (service integration & management) framework.

• II.2) Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance

  Service category No 7: Computer and related services

  UK.

  NUTS code UK

• II.3) Information on framework agreement

  Not provided

• II.4) Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or services:

  Government Procurement Service intends to create a framework for the provision of SIAM (service integration & management) services aligned to the Government ICT strategy; governing, integrating & operationally managing the end-to-end IT services on behalf of the purchasing authority. It will operate within multi sourced IT tower service environments, in line with government best practice guidance (including ITIL, Prince2. MSP etc.). The SIAM services will provide clear and concise interfaces between the tower service providers, users of ICT services, and the contracting organisation. The total SIAM service may be disaggregated in to service elements, and these elements may be procured or delivered separately, according to individual authority requirements, including for example core service integration & management and tooling, service desk, IT information security support, Service transition planning & support, service knowledge management, service/provider assurance, Service validation & testing, Transformation Design & Change services relating to SIAM/tower service model.

  Estimated cost excluding VAT: 250 000 000,00 GBP

  Lots

  This contract is divided into lots: no

• II.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  72510000

• II.6) Scheduled date for start of award procedures

  Not provided

• II.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

  The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

• II.8) Additional information:

  The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

• III.1) Conditions relating to the contract

  • III.1.1) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

    Not provided

• III.2) Conditions for participation

  • III.2.1) Information about reserved contracts

    Not provided

Section VI: Complementary information

• VI.1) Information about European Union funds

  The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

• VI.2) Additional information:

  Please register your interest in this opportunity, via the email address above (siam@gps.gsi.gov.uk). A supplier engagement event is planned for October 2012 to share SIAM framework requirements & gain supplier feedback ahead of OJEU.

  Government Procurement Service is an executive agency of the Cabinet Office. Our overall priority is to provide procurement savings for the UK Public Sector as a whole and specifically to deliver centralised procurement for Central Government Departments. The centralisation, standardisation and aggregation of spend on common services is a key mechanism to deliver significant, sustainable cost reductions.

• VI.3) Information on general regulatory framework

  Relevant governmental Internet sites where information can be obtained

  Tax legislation http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/thelibrary/legislation.htm

  Environmental protection legislation http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/43/contents

  Employment protection and working conditions http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/index.htm

• VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice:

  14.9.2012