Internet or intranet server application Tender - 4203007

Object of the contract

The Scottish Ministers (the Authority) are seeking to establish a national Application Design and Development Services (ADDS) Framework Agreement.The key aim of the ADDS framework is to provide Scottish public sector and third sector bodies (Framework Public Bodies) with one-stop access to a commercial arrangement for the purchase of a suite of Application Design and Development Services.The ADDS Framework Agreement will form part of a wider portfolio of ICT Services Frameworks available to Framework Public Bodies.Service delivery.The ADDS Framework Agreement is intended to deliver a diverse range of application services from design through to deployment. The ADDS Framework will support a wide and extensive range of projects of differing sizes, levels of complexity, value and risk. It is likely that no two requirements under the Framework Agreement will be the same in terms of scale or scope and each Framework Public Body or collection of bodies will have its own specific requirements and needs in terms of budget, service delivery, technical outputs and sustainability outcomes. The Contractor will be required to provide services to Framework Public Bodies throughout Scotland.Decription of service to be provided.The Contractor will be required to provide an end to end Application Design and Development services which meets the current and future needs of the Scottish public sector. Applications will be delivered for use on a variety of different devices, including both mobile and traditional desktop interfaces. Application Design and Development will take into consideration the Scottish Public Sector''s Digital First Strategy, and can include, but not limited to, the following application, design and development services:-" Digital transformation of existing services;-" Web based application development;-" Mobile application design and delivery;-" Desktop application design and delivery.Additional Services may include Hosting Services, Application Support and Maintenance, Data Migration, and Security Services.The framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, the Scotland Office, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, the Scottish Police Authority, Scottish health boards or special health boards, bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Student Loans Company Limited, the Forestry Commission, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by 1 or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by 1 or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by 1 or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by 1 or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices is available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/public-bodies-guide/government-scotlandScottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies are listed at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/BodiesInformation about the Review of Public Procurement in Scotland and links to the other Centres of Expertise are available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/ProcurementNote: the Authority is using PCS-Tender to conduct this procurement process (https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk). This is a separate website and if you are not already registered, registration will be required to access PCT-Tender, record your interest in this notice and access the Invitation to Tender documents.Note: the buyer is using PCS-Tender to carry out this procurement process. Please note this is a separate website and if you are not already registered, registration will be required.To access PCS-Tender, record your interest in this notice and access the tender documentation please visit https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk and search for project Code 2970 under PQQs Open to All Suppliers or ITTs Open to All Suppliers as appropriatePlease use the Search/Filter function, then select Project Code from the dropdown. Please note that once you have expressed interest in the PQQ/ITT it will move to your My PQQs/My ITTs area.For further information on using PCS-Tender, please read the Supplier Response Guide: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/supplierhelppage/PCS-TSupplierResponseGuide.pdfIf you have already registered on Public Contracts Scotland and PCS-Tender and paired your accounts you can access PCS-Tender through your Public Contracts Scotland Control Panel.Note: the buyer is using PCS-Tender to carry out this procurement process. Please note this is a separate website and if you are not already registered, registration will be required.To access PCS-Tender, record your interest in this notice and access the tender documentation please visit https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk and search for project Code project_5001 under ITTs Open to All SuppliersPlease use the Search/Filter function, then select Project Code from the dropdown. Please note that once you have expressed interest in the ITT it will move to your My ITTs area.For further information on using PCS-Tender, please read the Supplier Response Guide: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/supplierhelppage/PCS-TSupplierResponseGuide.pdfIf you have already registered on Public Contracts Scotland and PCS-Tender and paired your accounts you can access PCS-Tender through your Public Contracts Scotland Control Panel.
Description: Internet or intranet server application development services
Authority Type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority

Contact Nature: Services

Procedure: Open procedure

Document: Contract notice

Regulation: European Union, with participation by GPA countries

Award criteria: The most economic tender

CPV code: 72422000, 72421000, 72212000, 72212984, 72226000, 72254000, 48986000, 72300000, 48000000

CPV Description: Internet or intranet server application development services.  

Internet or intranet client application development services.  

Programming services of application software.  

Program testing software development services.  

System software acceptance testing consultancy services.  

Software testing.  

Program testing software package.  

Data services.  

Software package and information systems.  
Internet address (URL): http://www.scotland.gov.uk

Directive: Classical Directive (2004/18/EC)