Clarifications: UKHO Software Development Capability
Questions and Clarifications
Below is a list of the 8 questions and clarifications relating to this opportunity.
1. Could you provide more colour on the pricing model? Is it correct to assume that you are looking for a fixed price for a particular tenure for each resource? i.e 6 months contract at a fixed price?
This will be a time and materials contract; fixed price was entered in error, and we were unable to change this. Each package of work will be quote based on set day rates.
Last Updated : 07/07/2023
2. Are you able to comment on how many resources you are looking to engage for this contract?
Each work package is likely to require one or two resources.
Last Updated : 07/07/2023
3. Could you comment on how you would like to engage the resources? Would it be full-time over a set duration or a certain number of days per week or month?
Duration requirements would vary depending on work package but we would expect full-time over a set duration, which is likely to be short sprints.
Last Updated : 07/07/2023
4. Is the preference for an individual resource to have all the skills called out in the bid pack or are you open to a combination of resources who can fulfil all of the skills required?
We are not expecting one individual resource to have all the skills required. Each work package will require some, but not all the skills listed, and we would expect the supplier could provide resource based on the requirement.
Last Updated : 07/07/2023
5. The latest start date is 07-08-2023. This seems to be inconsistent with the contract start date of 28-08-2023. Could you confirm which date the contract start date would be.
28-08-2023
Last Updated : 07/07/2023
6. The contract duration states 1 year and on a separate line 6 months. Is this to run consecutively or is this 2 separate phases of work that extend across a longer time period than 1 year and 6 months from the start date. a. If the 1 year and 6 months is correct do you require two consultant for a length of 1 year and another single consultant for a length of 6 months?
The contract is expected to run for 1 year with the option to extend for a further 6 months. One or two consultants would be required for each work package which will be of varying length.
Last Updated : 07/07/2023
7. The tender appears to be written as a call off type consultancy activity. Could you confirm that the contract is not expecting 1/2 consultants to work as FTE's through the contract duration and if the contract is intended to be Fixed Price or Time and Materials type call down
I can confirm we are not expecting 1/2 consultants to work as FTEs through the duration. This will be a time and materials contract; fixed price was entered in error, and we were unable to change this. Consultants would be required for work packages of varying length.
Last Updated : 07/07/2023
8. Is the preference for UK based resources or would you be okay with non-UK based resources?
No preference, as long as they hold BPSS as a minimum
Last Updated : 11/07/2023
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