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# Software Testing Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/software-testing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0435dd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** LIVESTOCK INFORMATION LIMITED: "Software Testing Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £12,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [LIVESTOCK INFORMATION LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/livestock-information-limited-GB-FTS-119055)
- **Published Value:** £12,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 March 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Program testing software development services, Software testing
- **Delivery Location:** UKI32
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/software-testing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0435dd#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0435dd`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/software-testing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0435dd#tl-md)

## Description
Livestock Information  Ltd (LI Ltd) provides livestock movement information for industry and government that enables : 
Better control of endemic livestock diseases 
Terminate exotic disease outbreaks quickly and efficiently. 
Drive positive changes in productivity and sustainability. 
Develop a competitive trade advantage by building trade partner and consumer confidence in the provenance of British meat and livestock products. 
LI Ltd is owned jointly by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)  and is a Contracting Authority. 
The current contract is being delivered by a UK provider with an offshore capability and is due to expire in April 2025, therefore the Authority is seeking expressions from economic operators who can provide software testing services. 
This new contract opportunity will be for a period of 4 years (with an initial term of 2 years and the option for the Contracting Authority acting in its sole discretion, to extend for two further periods of 1 year each), aiming to commence in or around April 2025.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72212984, 72254000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £12,000,000
- **Description:** The Contracting Authority is seeking a supplier to provide ongoing capability to deliver Software Testing Services (functional and non-functional) across current live service(s), additions and enhancements to current live service(s), new multi-specie...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003133-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-30T17:32:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:27:40.255Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0435dd