# Procurement Consultancy Support for Switching Programme Centralised Switching Service

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Ofgem.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Ofgem](/buyers/ofgem/contract-awards)
- Published: 31 October 2017
- Contract start: 4 December 2017
- Contract end: 30 September 2019
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 9582a82d-57c7-4f9c-9501-644549395eda-179263
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2582f744-53a9-47e2-a07e-63f8e827a3ec

## Description

The aim of this Procurement is to appoint a Service Provider to support Ofgem's role in assuring the procurement of a new IT solution \(the Centralised Switching Service\) led by the Data and Communications Company \(DCC\)\. The support shall provide robust, independent, and objective expertise in the procurement of large-scale IT systems which involve a novel solution and business process design\. Ofgem requires either one or a team of two experienced and knowledgeable consultant\(s\) to provide the majority of the support, working as needed on a call-off basis to deliver the required Services\. Support for this consultant/team and for Ofgem from the wider company may also be needed\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9582a82d-57c7-4f9c-9501-644549395eda-179263)