On Wednesday 6 July from 14:00 - 15:00, techUK is delighted to welcome back the HMRC SAP SDS team for a virtual supplier briefing ahead of the scheduled ITT release mid-July. In addition to notifying the market of an upcoming contract, HMRC are keen to understand the market's interest to bid in addition to covering off any questions.
The Technology Sourcing Programme (TSP) is a multi-year programme of work transforming and enabling how HMRC delivers IT, utilises technology and works more effectively as an organisation.
Key benefits of TSP will be:
- HMRC will migrate to a new IT vendor landscape in a phased approach.
- Supplier contracts will be regularly re-competed with greater disaggregation, reducing risk of incumbent advantage.
- Improved supply chain with the potential for many new suppliers including SMEs.
This programme is an essential component of the CDIO strategic programme portfolio to modernise and transform the enterprise IT estate and services delivered to citizens and colleagues. CDIO must transform and procure new contracts and implement critical capabilities, processes, standards and tools needed to run and change live services.
This session will allow HMRC to set out to the suppliers its vision to procure services for the “SAP SDS” project and provide information to the suppliers, the requirements, timeline, and route to market.
HMRC are looking to engage services of one supplier which can provide:
- SAP design & delivery assurance capability across the full project and programme lifecycle
- Translate HMRCs requirements into clear deliverables that can be executed by SAP Major Change partners
- Building internal capability within the HMRC SAP Practice
- Innovations and focus on outcome-based delivery
Please note that the intention is to run this procurement via Lot 1 of the Technology Services 3 Framework. If you’re on this framework*, make sure to book your place now! *Suppliers who are not on this framework, but have an interest in potentially partnering with a TS3 Lot 1 supplier on this procurement, are also welcome to join the session.
As they look to disaggregate their contracts and move to a more agile environment HMRC is keen to access the best capabilities contained in the market, and so companies of all sizes are encouraged to engage if they think they have relevant solutions and can scale up at short notices.
This is a great chance for the tech industry to learn about procurement, so book your place now.
Heather Cover-Kus
Head of Central Government Programme, techUK
Heather is Head of Central Government Programme at techUK, working to represent the supplier community of tech products and services to Central Government.
Prior to joining techUK in April 2022, Heather worked in the Economic Policy and Small States Section at the Commonwealth Secretariat. She led the organisation’s FinTech programme and worked to create an enabling environment for developing countries to take advantage of the socio-economic benefits of FinTech.
Before moving to the UK, Heather worked at the Office of the Prime Minister of The Bahamas and the Central Bank of The Bahamas.
Heather holds a Graduate Diploma in Law from BPP, a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from LSE, and a BA in Economics and Sociology from Macalester College.
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Ellie Huckle
Programme Manager, Central Government, techUK
Ellie joined techUK in March 2018 as a Programme Assistant to the Public Sector team and now works as a Programme Manager for the Central Government Programme.
The programme represents the supplier community of technology products and services in Central Government – in summary working to make Government a more informed buyer, increasing supplier visibility in order to improve their chances of supplying to Government Departments, and fostering better engagement between the public sector and industry. To find out more about what we do, how we do this and how you can get involved – make sure to get in touch!
Prior to joining techUK, Ellie completed Sixth Form in June 2015 and went on to work in Waitrose, moved on swiftly to walking dogs and finally, got an office job working for a small local business in North London, where she lives with her family and their two Bengal cats Kai and Nova.
When she isn’t working Ellie likes to spend time with her family and friends, her cats, and enjoys volunteering for diabetes charities. She has a keen interest in writing, escaping with a good book and expanding her knowledge watching far too many quiz shows!
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Austin Earl
Programme Manager, Central Government, techUK
Austin joined techUK’s Central Government team in March 2024 to launch a workstream within education and edtech.
With a career spanning technology, policy, media, events and comms, Austin has worked with technology communities, as well as policy leaders and practitioners in education, central and local government and the NHS.
Cutting his teeth working for Skills Matter, London’s developer community hub, Austin then moved to GovNet Communications where he launched Blockchain Live and the Cyber Security and Data Protection Summit. For the last 3 years he has worked with leaders in education across the state and independent schools sectors, from primary up to Higher education, with a strong research interest in technology and education management.
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- 07891 743 932
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Annie Collings
Programme Manager, Cyber Security and Central Government, techUK
Annie joined techUK as the Programme Manager for Cyber Security and Central Government in September 2023.
Prior to joining techUK, Annie worked as an Account Manager at PLMR Healthcomms, a specialist healthcare agency providing public affairs support to a wide range of medical technology clients. Annie also spent time as an Intern in an MPs constituency office and as an Intern at the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed.
Annie graduated from Nottingham Trent University, where she was an active member of the lacrosse society.
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Ella Gago-Brookes
Team Assistant, Markets, techUK
Ella joined techUK in November 2023 as a Markets Team Assistant, supporting the Justice and Emergency Services, Central Government and Financial Services Programmes.
Before joining the team, she was working at the Magistrates' Courts in legal administration and graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2022. Ella attained an undergraduate degree in History and Politics, and a master's degree in International Relations and Security Studies, with a particular interest in studying asylum rights and gendered violence.
In her spare time she enjoys going to the gym, watching true crime documentaries, travelling, and making her best attempts to become a better cook.
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