Home Office Crossing the Border (CtB) Procurement 2024 – Service Integration & Management Home Office Home Office Crossing the Border (CtB) Procurement 2024 – Service Integration & Management Home Office Home Office Crossing the Border (CtB) Procurement 2024 – Service Integration & ManagementCrossing 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... Reference no:OCT493364 Published by:Home Office Published to:External Deadline date:31/10/2024 Notice Type:Contract notice OCID:ocds-h6vhtk-04addf Location: UK - All UK - All Value:- Summary OCID:ocds-h6vhtk-04addfPublished by:Home OfficeAuthority ID:AA76013Publication date:22 October 2024Deadline date:31 October 2024Notice type:Contract NoticeHas documents:NoHas SPD:NoHas Carbon Reduction Plan:N/A Abstract 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. Full notice text Contract noticeSection I: Contracting authority I.1) Name and addressesHome OfficeLondonUK Contact person: CtB Procurement team E-mail: CrossingtheBorder2024Procurement@homeoffice.gov.uk NUTS: UKInternet address(es) Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-officeI.3) CommunicationAccess to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.htmlAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned addressTenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.htmlTenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned addressI.4) Type of the contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsI.5) Main activityGeneral public servicesSection II: ObjectII.1) Scope of the procurementII.1.1) TitleHome Office Crossing the Border (CtB) Procurement 2024 – Service Integration & ManagementII.1.2) Main CPV code72227000 II.1.3) Type of contractServicesII.1.4) Short descriptionCrossing 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 valueValue excluding VAT: 25 000 000.00 GBPII.1.6) Information about lots This contract is divided into lots: No II.2) DescriptionII.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)7222600072232000722610007226200072265000II.2.3) Place of performanceNUTS code:UKII.2.4) Description of the procurementCrossing 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 criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documentsII.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 periodII.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invitedII.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 informationEstimated 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 https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.htmlSection IV: ProcedureIV.1) DescriptionIV.1.1) Type of procedure Open procedure IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes IV.2) Administrative informationIV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate Date: 31/10/2024 Local time: 17:00IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submittedENIV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders Date: 14/11/2024 Local time: 17:00Section VI: Complementary informationVI.1) Information about recurrence This is a recurrent procurement: No VI.3) Additional informationPlease 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 reviewVI.4.1) Review bodyCabinet OfficeLondonUKVI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice18/10/2024 Coding Commodity categories ID Title Parent category 72232000Development of transaction processing and custom softwareCustom software development services72265000Software configuration servicesSoftware-related services72262000Software development servicesSoftware-related services72227000Software integration consultancy servicesSystems and technical consultancy services72261000Software support servicesSoftware-related services72226000System software acceptance testing consultancy servicesSystems and technical consultancy services Delivery locations ID Description 100UK - All Alert region restrictions The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions. ID Description There are no alert restrictions for this notice. About the buyer Main contact:CrossingtheBorder2024Procurement@homeoffice.gov.ukAdmin contact:N/aTechnical contact:N/aOther contact:N/a Further information Date Details No further information has been uploaded.