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Awarded contract
Published 18 Nov 2015

VME-R Mobilisation

Department for Work and Pensions · London

Key facts

Contract value
£100,000
Awarded
27 Aug 2015
Contract starts
27 Aug 2015
Contract ends
01 Dec 2015
Procedure
Open procedure
Buyer type
Central government

Awarded to

SupplierValue
Advanced 365 Ltd.—

Description

DWP have decided to re-platform its VME applications to VME-R using Microfocus COBOL as the platform to run its VME-R services. In order to achieve this DWP need a supplier who is:- Capable of modernising the VME COBOL to Microfocus COBOL language including both database and data conversion; and Has the ability to modernise VME via the use of Automated Tooling enabling a lift and shift approach to re-platforming. Mobilisation Outcomes The initial mobilisation stage focuses on establishing the VME-R ‘Delivery Facility’ with sufficient definition of processes, sufficient infrastructure (physical and IT), sufficient tooling and sufficiently resourced to begin Next Phase re-platform projects. In order to reach this ‘migration ready’ status for the facility DWP requires the supplier to input and support in the following mobilisation outcomes: • Defining the overall, high-level facility lifecycle and processes. • Defining end-to-end QA and testing processes and tooling. • Preparing initial set of representative QA test cases for IICS and JSAPS. • Defining the hosting solution for facility activities. • Defining end-to-end configuration management process and tooling. • Facilitating security assessment and accreditation of location from where remote working would be conducted. • Resetting scope, schedule and ‘running order’ for the programme. • Establishing resource and software licensing models and costs, in step with the reset programme plan. • Perform Analysis processes on the IICS and JSAPS systems.

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