# Quality Assurance and Testing for IT Systems 2 \(QAT2\)

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Crown Commercial Service](/buyers/crown-commercial-service/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £166,000,000
- Published: 4 November 2019
- Planned start: 4 November 2019
- Planned end: 3 November 2023
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: 6f99a16e-f8e3-4fc2-97a8-81ed8a1fa986-322813
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-50b9cdee-2c60-46ea-9bd5-d91e75d74b23

## Description

Crown Commercial Service \(CCS\) is setting up a dynamic purchasing system for a period of 48 months and is inviting bidders to request to participate for the Quality Assurance and Testing for IT Systems 2 DPS\. This DPS will provide central government and wider public sector departments the opportunity to procure Quality Assurance and Testing services from a range of suppliers\. The DPS filters are for services, location, clearance and scalability\. If you are successfully appointed to the DPS you will be invited by customers \(buyers\) to submit tenders for relevant services through a competition\. This DPS remains open for any supplier to request to participate throughout its 48 month duration\. CCS reserve the right to reduce, extend or terminate the DPS period at any time during its lifetime in accordance with the terms set out in the DPS Agreement\.

## Related contract awards

- [Construction Professional Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ef9d53d6-d412-4bf4-a5cc-856df493e69d): Crown Commercial Service
- [Audit and Assurance Services Two \(A&amp;AS2\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-134ddb7b-5d67-4256-819f-96af62f09e23): Crown Commercial Service
- [The Provision of Workday Licences](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-bf5442b9-cd6a-45f9-8b27-72a80f29e560): Crown Commercial Service

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6f99a16e-f8e3-4fc2-97a8-81ed8a1fa986-322813)
