Together in Data Programme
Awarded
Key facts
- Closing date
- Not stated by the buyer
- Buyer's estimated value
- Not stated The buyer's own estimate, not income to you.
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Notice type
- Contract award notice (UK6)
Decision brief
Taken from the buyer's published notice (shown as written, shortened where long). Tenderpatch has not added to or interpreted it. Always read the official documents before bidding.
- How bids will be scored
- Not stated in the notice.
- Conditions of participation (what you must show)
- None published in the notice. They may be in the tender documents.
- Contract length and extensions
- Period not stated.
- How to submit
- Not stated in the notice.
- Tender documents
- No document links in the notice. Use the official notice link.
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- Framework
- An agreement that sets terms for work the buyer may order later, often from several suppliers. The value shown usually covers the whole agreement, not one job.
- Open for bids / closing date
- You must submit by the closing date and time, normally through the buyer's own online portal. Late bids are normally refused.
- Clarification questions
- A deadline for asking the buyer questions about the tender. It is earlier than the closing date.
- Conditions of participation
- What the buyer asks suppliers to show before they can be considered, such as experience, insurance or accreditations.
- Bids are scored on
- How the buyer will compare bids, usually a split between price and quality. A 60/40 split in favour of quality means the cheapest bid will not necessarily win.
- Lots
- A tender can be split into parts. You can often bid for only the lots that suit you.
- Area (ITL)
- The buyer names an official statistical area for where the work is, not a street address. Check the tender documents for the actual sites.
- UK4 and other notice codes
- Official codes for the type of notice. A "tender notice" means bids are being invited.
General explanations written by Tenderpatch, not part of this notice.
Description
The Together in Data initiative proposes:
A cloud-first, Microsoft Fabric-based data platform incorporating Data Factory, OneLake, Power BI, Warehouse, and governance tooling.
A single, trusted environment spanning raw → working → curated data layers.
A unified data model enabling Customer 360, Home 360, Repairs, Assets, Finance and other critical subject areas.
A data ecosystem that supports AI, ML, predictive analytics, automated insight, improved decision making, and self-service analytics.
Scope of the Proposed Procurement
The Authority anticipates procuring a partner (or partners) to support the design, build, testing, governance, and early life support of the new data platform. Indicative scope areas include:
3.1 Core Technical Requirements
Microsoft Fabric tenant and associated Azure configuration (security, workspaces, licensing).
Development of raw/working/curated data lakehouse layers.
On premise and cloud data ingestion pipelines.
Data modelling, transformation, and semantic layer creation for enterprise datasets.
Migration from an existing limited Microsoft data lakehouse structure.
Integration with 3rd party data sets.
CI/CD automation and platform observability tooling.
Environment strategy (Dev / Test / Prod).
Integration with Dynamics 365 CRM and Finance & Operations.
Integration with other line of business applications.
3.2 Governance & Operating Model
Meet the requirements of a Platform's data governance framework (including Data quality, lineage, cataloguing, and access control standards).
GDPR compliant data retention and observability improvements.
Support the enablement and operational activities surrounding Data Use Act, SARs, STAIRS.
3.3 Business Facing Deliverables
Production of trusted Power BI datasets, dashboards, and AIready data assets.
Establishment of a Platform wide data Community of Practice.
Training and capability uplift for business users and analysts.
Support for priority use cases including Customer 360, Home 360, asset forecasting, neighbourhood intelligence, and proactive home checks.