UK-Bristol: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support.


Preliminary Questions
This notice is for prior information only: Yes
This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
This notice is a call for competition: No

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
Forestry Commission
620 Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 3000674000, Email: commercial.service@forestryengland.uk
Main Address: https://www.forestryengland.uk/
NUTS Code: UKK11
Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: No.
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication
Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity:
Other activity: Forestry

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
II.1.1) Title: Statutory Plant Health Notices (SPHNS)
Reference number:
II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support.
II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
II.1.4) Short description:
The purpose of the tender will be to build a new database solution to administer Statutory Plant Health Notices (SPHN). The solution will include initially the five big pests and diseases but will need to be scalable to incorporate others in the future. Our current access database is not fit for purpose – it does not support data capture workflows for all five big pests and diseases. The SPHN Management solution will be made up of the following components - combination of workflow, geospatial elements, case management, document generation, reporting and dashboard and server capabilities. Our solution will integrate ESRI and Microsoft components - ESRI components will be developed in house with Inventory, Forecasting and Operational Support (IFOS) - (ArcGIS and Forester products) – we do not need external contractors for this element. The Microsoft components will be developed with external specialists, and internally with our IT Team who manage our Microsoft tenancy The overall solution and integration will be developed with development and integration specialist contractors. We therefore want to hear from contractors who have specialist skills and experience in the Microsoft components as well as the integration. We would like to start by building a prototype to test and validate the design, functionality and overall concept before we go ahead with full-scale development. We want to work with an external specialist who will develop an early, simplified version of the proposed solution and work with us all the way through to the full solution going live.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 1,000,000 - GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
This contract is divided into lots: No
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description
II.2.3) Place of performance:
Region Codes:
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
The purpose of the tender will be to build a new database solution to administer Statutory Plant Health Notices (SPHN). The solution will include initially the five big pests and diseases but will need to be scalable to incorporate others in the future. Our current access database is not fit for purpose – it does not support data capture workflows for all five big pests and diseases. The SPHN Management solution will be made up of the following components - combination of workflow, geospatial elements, case management, document generation, reporting and dashboard and server capabilities. Our solution will integrate ESRI and Microsoft components - ESRI components will be developed in house with IFOS - (ArcGIS and Forester products) – we do not need external contractors for this element. The Microsoft components will be developed with external specialists, and internally with our IT Team who manage our Microsoft tenancy The overall solution and integration will be developed with development and integration specialist contractors. We therefore want to hear from contractors who have specialist skills and experience in the Microsoft components as well as the integration. We would like to start by building a prototype to test and validate the design, functionality and overall concept before we go ahead with full-scale development. We want to work with an external specialist who will develop an early, simplified version of the proposed solution and work with us all the way through to the full solution going live.
II.2.14) Additional information
Not Provided


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
31/01/2025


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - YES

Section VI: Complementary Information
VI.3) Additional Information:
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bristol:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./7ESDS4U79Y

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/respond/7ESDS4U79Y
GO-2024117-PRO-28443116 TKR-2024117-PRO-28443115

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 07/11/2024