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Testing, Operational Readiness and Risk Management Approach

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01/ The notice

Key facts

Value: £155,325Estimated value stated in the notice
Deadline (UK time): Sun 25 Feb 2018A deadline does not apply to this historical notice. The source records Sun 25 Feb 2018, which is not an open deadline.
Published: 28 Mar 2018
Region: Not stated

02/ The brief

What the notice says

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The Office for National Statistics (the Contracting Authority) requires specific external support building on work completed by ONS to date on Testing, operational readiness support and risk management. This is a 5 week requirement, commencing 26 Feb 2018 and concluding 29 March 2018. The requirement is for:

• Support in further defining the Operational Readiness Testing (ORT) approval and wider Programme test strategy and associated accountability;

• Support in formalising risk management and risk mapping.

Outputs by end March 2018:

1. ORT approach and tools:

• Refined ORT approach document;

• High level analysis of testing management tool needs

2. Programme test accountability and strategy:

• High level guidelines for programme test strategy;

• Findings of the programme test accountability review

3. Risk management and contingency planning:

• Draft mapping of risks to existing value chains;

• Formalised risk assessment criteria.

03/ Classification

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.

79000000

04/ History

Releases of this notice

One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.

28 Mar 2018
Contract notice
Contract notice published 28 March 2018.
Release 73711058-c99c-49c6-9dbf-c896ecd5cccd
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05/ Limits

What the source does not tell us

Only one release is held, so there is no change history.

06/ Questions

About this notice

OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS published this notice.

Estimated value stated in the notice: £155,325.

08/ Related

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Reference: 73711058-c99c-49c6-9dbf-c896ecd5cccd
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