29/08/2023: For an overview of Vertical Application Solutions, watch this short video introduction.
Vertical Application Solutions
Public sector customers can access software focused solutions to meet the specific needs of their industry, business application or services. Solutions include software licences, associated hardware, app-related consultancy services, software support and maintenance.
This agreement will replace Data and Application Solutions (DAS) and is available to all public sector organisations including:
- government departments and their arm’s length bodies
- devolved administrations
- the wider public sector
- third sector organisations
We have also included a particular consideration for customers in the blue light (emergency services), education, local authority and social care sectors.
You will be able to use this agreement to:
- implement, test and provide a range of software solutions
- access solution-essential hardware and professional services such as
- a server for a revenues and benefits software solution
- integration with an existing records management system
- buy cloud hosted and on-premise software, or a combination of both, under one agreement
Depending on the complexity of your needs, you can buy through further competition or direct award using our digital catalogue.
The agreement will initially run for 30 months (2.5 years) with the option to extend for a further 18 months (1.5 years). There is no maximum contract length for call off contracts.
- provides fully supported solutions for cloud, on premise or hybrid (a combination of cloud and premise) systems
- provides a route to market to buy a wide range of software solutions that are designed to meet specific sector needs, for example local authority revenues and benefits
- direct award catalogue listings are available on the Government eMarketplace.
- support and maintenance options available to help extend a product’s lifecycle
- flexible call-off lengths to suit your specific needs
Carbon Reduction
All suppliers for this agreement have committed to comply with the Procurement Policy Note 06/21: 'Taking account of Carbon Reduction Plans in the procurement of major government contracts' as required. If a supplier is required to publish a carbon reduction plan, you can find it on their individual supplier details page.
There are 79 suppliers on this agreement
- Lot 1: Business Applications
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Access the following services:
- revenues and benefits solution
- payment processing and cash receipt
- civil enforcement
Expires:
- Lot 2: Education, Community Health and Social Care Solutions
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Access the following services:
- learning applications and platforms
- academic scheduling and management solutions
- education management system (EMS)
- community health and social care solutions
- enterprise health solutions
Expires:
- Lot 3: Housing, Environmental and Planning Solutions
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Access the following services:
- environmental
- planning
- building control
- local land changes
- regulatory services
- licensing
- property or housing management
- geographic information system (GIS)
- waste management solutions
- built environment
Expires:
- Lot 4: Citizen Services
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Access the following services:
- library solutions
- democratic and citizen engagement systems
- museums systems
- sports and recreation systems
- registrar systems
- burials and crematoria solutions
Expires:
- Lot 5: Blue Light Solutions
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Access the following services:
- investigation, intelligence, forensics (including digital forensics), case and custody applications
- surveillance and reconnaissance
- command and control, integrated command and control systems (ICCS)
- emergency response and crisis management
- fraud detection
- digital asset management
- recording and audio-visual
- data analytics (including management information and business intelligence)
Expires:
You can buy from this agreement using direct award and further competition.
You can also use an Expression of Interest (EOI). This allows your organisation to go to suppliers with your needs to understand their interest. You do not need to invite any suppliers to tender who decline their interest at EOI.
Direct award catalogue listings are available on the Government eMarketplace.
Sign up to the government eMarketplace.
Further competition
There are two options for how to run your further competition:
- run an Expression of Interest (EOI) followed by a further competition which includes those suppliers who have not declined their interest in the opportunity
- run a further competition to all suppliers on the lot
Before going out to the suppliers on the agreement, we recommend that you take part in pre-market engagement.
Find out more about EOIs, suggested weightings, award evaluation and timescales in the customer guide which you can find in the ‘document’ section below.
You can also use our eSourcing tool to run your further competition.
If this is your first time using our eSourcing tool, you will need to register an eSourcing account.
If you have already registered, sign in to your eSourcing account.
- RM6259 Buyer guideThis file will download
- RM6259 Guide to PSC SchedulesThis file will download
- RM6259 Vertical application solutions expression of interest V1This file will download
- RM6259 Core terms v3.0.11This file will download
- RM6259 Framework Award Form v1This file will download
- RM6259 Framework Schedules v1.0This file will download
- RM6259 Framework Schedule 1: specification v.1.0.This file will download
- RM6259 Framework Schedule 2 - Framework Tender v.1This file will download
- RM6259 Framework Schedule 3 - Framework Prices v1This file will download
- RM6259 Framework Schedule 4 - Framework Management v1This file will download
- RM6259 Framework Schedule 5 Management Charges and Information v1This file will download
- RM6259 Framework Schedule 6 - Order Form Template and Call-Off Schedules v1This file will download
- RM6259 Framework Schedule 7 - Call-Off Award Procedure v1 (2)This file will download
- RM6259 Framework Schedule 8 - Self Audit Certificate v1This file will download
- RM6259 Framework Schedule 9 - Cyber Essentials Scheme v1This file will download
- RM6259 Joint Schedules v1.0This file will download
- Joint Schedule 1 - Definitions v1This file will download
- Joint Schedule 2 - Variation Form v.1This file will download
- Joint Schedule 3 - Insurance Requirements v1This file will download
- Joint Schedule 4 - Commercially Sensitive Information v1This file will download
- Joint Schedule 5 - Corporate Social Responsibility v1This file will download
- Joint Schedule 6: key subcontractors v1This file will download
- Joint Schedule 7 (Financial Difficulties) v1This file will download
- Joint Schedule 8 - Guarantee v1This file will download
- Joint Schedule 10 - Rectification Plan v1This file will download
- Joint Schedule 11 - Processing Data v1This file will download
- Joint Schedule 12 - Supply Chain Visibility v1This file will download
- RM6259 Call Off Schedules v1.0This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 1 - Transparency Reports v1This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 2 - Staff Transfer v1This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 3 - Continuous Improvement v1This file will download
- RM6259 Call-off schedule 4 - call off tender v1This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 5 - Pricing Details v1This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 6 - ICT Services v1This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 7 - Key Supplier Staff v1This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 8 - Business Continuity and Disaster RecoveryV2This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 9 - Security v1This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 10 - Exit Management v1This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 11 - Installation Works v1This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 12 - Clustering v.1This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 13 - Implementation Plan and Testing v.1This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 14 - Service Levels v1This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 15 - Call Off Contract Management v1This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 16 - Benchmarking v1This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 17 - MOD Terms v1This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 18 - Background Checks v1This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 19 - Scottish Law v1.0This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 20 - Specification v1This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 21 - Northern Ireland Law v.1.0This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 22 - Lease Terms v.1This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 23 - HMRC Terms V1This file will download
- RM6259 Call-Off Schedule 24 Supplier Furnished Terms V1.0This file will download
- RM6259 Customer introduction to vertical application solutions webinar slidesThis file will download
- RM6259 Subcontractor list v16This file will download