This is the latest instalment of an exclusive series analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. In partnership with the data analysis firm Tussell, we drill down into the most valuable tenders and awards from the last seven days. Here’s what we found this week…
Prior information notices
The largest PIN of the week comes from Network Rail Infrastructure, which plans to procure a solution to test interoperability between trackside and on-board equipment. The deal is worth £6m and forms part of the Digital Railway Programme, which has been conceived to meet rising demand on the UK’s rail network.
| Authority | Contract Title | Date Published | Bid Deadline | Framework | Tender Value (High) |
| Network Rail Infrastructure Limited | Testing, Validation, Verification and Integration of ETCS Equipment | 30/10/19 | – | N | £6m |
| Colchester Borough Council | Local Full Fibre Network Fund (LFFN) Wave 3 Network Construction Works | 31/10/19 | – | N | £3.5m |
| Golding Homes Ltd | Cloud Hosting, Software and Support Early Market Engagement | 31/10/19 | – | N | £300k |
| Leicester City Council | Centralised Key Management Solution | 29/10/19 | 20/11/19 | N | – |
| Leicester City Council | Website, CRM and Case Management Consolidation | 29/10/19 | 22/11/19 | N | – |
Tenders
Kent City Council has unveiled plans to launch a software products and services framework valued at up to £500m. The framework will allow public sector organisations to procure a range of software including operating systems, HR and payroll systems, security software and virtualisation tools. Prospective suppliers have until 13 December to apply.
| Authority | Contract Title | Date Published | Bid Deadline | Framework | Tender Value (High) |
| Kent County Council | Software Products and Associated Services 2 — Framework Y200011 | 29/10/19 | 13/12/19 | Y | £500m |
| Ministry of Defence | Dreadnought Crew Training – Prime and Integrator | 31/10/19 | 4/5/21 | N | £200m |
| Suffolk Sourcing | Digital Care Partnership | 11/1/19 | 2/12/19 | N | £75m |
| Birmingham Organising Committee For The 2022 Commonwealth Games Ltd | Telecommunication Services for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games | 29/10/19 | 25/11/19 | N | £10.4m |
| NHS North of England CSU | Child Health Information Services CHIS Lancashire | 29/10/19 | 26/11/19 | N | £9.1m |
Awards
PA Consulting has won one of the largest awards announced last week: an £8m deal to develop information systems for the National Institute for Health Research. The deal was inked more than two years ago and will remain in place until 31 August 2020.
| Contracting Authority | Supplier | Contract Title | Date Awarded | Framework | Value |
| Mid & East Antrim Borough Council | Multiple Suppliers | MEa Business Consultancy Framework | 30/5/19 | Y | £47.8m |
| Richmondshire District Council | Softcat PLC | Further Competition for Microsoft Enterprise Agreement Contract Under Framework RM3733 Technology Products 2 | 30/10/19 | N | £16.9m |
| Department of Health | PA Consulting Services Limited | Provision of National Institute for Health Research Information Systems Function | 31/8/19 | N | £8.1m |
| Ministry of Justice | Scrumconnect Limited | Crime Programme Agile Back End Development Services | 11/8/19 | N | £7m |
| Highways England | Bytes Software Services Limited | Microsoft Licensing | 30/6/19 | N | £4.9m |
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