Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Quality Assurance Testing - Functional and Non Functional
Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe DevOps Quality Assurance and Testing (QAT) function play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful and high-quality delivery of software within UKHSA. Collaborating closely with programmes at every phase, the QAT team is dedicated to ensuring the delivery of top-tier products and services through testing and test assurance services. A key responsibility of the QAT team involves aiding programmes in formulating robust Testing Statements of Work (SOWs) by identifying crucial testing requirements during the project's early stages. The areas covered by QAT encompass various domains, including:<br/>· Testing Consulting Services<br/>· Test Assurance<br/>· Functional Testing<br/>· Non-functional Testing<br/>· Functional Test Automation<br/>· Integrating Testing in CI/CD Pipeline
CPV: System quality assurance assessment and review services · Systems testing services
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 9 bids received (9.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Market period
- 3 yrs 1 mo from 25 Mar 2024
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£9,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 0.55
- price: 0.35
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 0.55
- Price: 0.35
- Price carries 0.3 of 0.9 points: a 10% discount moves about 0 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “The Provision of Quality Assurance Testing - Functional and Non…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 9 Apr 2024, 14:37 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Apr 2024, 10:24 BST
- Authority reference
D&T11122- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-011912- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0450b7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Admission period ends
- 26 Apr 2024
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
25 Mar 2024 → 26 Apr 2024 · 4 dates- Contract starts25 Mar 2024
- Bids must remain valid until1 Apr 2024, 23:59 BST
- Notice published12 Apr 2024, 10:24 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown26 Apr 2024
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Apr 2024, 10:24 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 011912-2024-1
- Signed
- 25 Mar 2024
- Value
- £8,859,922
- Period
- … – 24 Apr 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
1 commercial party on the notice- ENTSERV UK LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.