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On Wednesday 5th July 2pm to 3:30pm, techUK is pleased to host the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office's (FCDO) Digital and Data team for a virtual market engagement event for their upcoming strategic partner procurement opportunity.

FCDO is looking to bring on one strategic partner to help build out the capacity of the digital function and to support the use of digital products across FCDO (Digital), and one strategic partner to help deliver an ambitious programme of improvements in our management and use of data across the enterprise (Data).

This engagement event aims to inform the market about our upcoming requirements and get some feedback from the market on the intended commercial model, route to market and the feasibility of the requirement.

Commercial details

  • Route to market not yet determined (likely to be CCS framework further competition).
  • Expected to run as a single procurement with two lots, one for the digital partner and one for the data partner.
  • Expected 2 +1 year contract duration.
  • Expected budget Digital £2m, Data £3-4m.
  • Invitation to tender expected to be published in early August of 2023.
  • Target contract award September 2023.

Partner capabilities:

The partner(s) will need:

  • A pool of people with in-depth technical and delivery understanding.
  • Capacity to surge using experienced practitioners.
  • A track record of upskilling in-house teams using knowledge transfer and upskilling approaches.
  • A true partnership approach including blended teams and shared objectives.

More information on the opportunity can be found in the document below.

Register now to attend.

FCDORequirement for Strategic Partner DD.pdf
Heather Cover-Kus

Heather Cover-Kus

Associate Director, Central Government and Education, techUK

 

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