Digital Outcomes and Specialists is a ground-breaking framework with a low barrier of entry to interested suppliers, you simply need to get listed and start applying for tenders. The tenders are aimed at commissioning digital teams or individuals to complement public sector internal teams in delivering agile digital services. And over 4000 opportunities have been advertised so far, out in the open in a completely unique way.
Digital Outcomes and Specialists Lots:
Digital Outcomes and Specialists, currently in it’s fifth iteration, is released on a 9-18 months cycle and broken up into 4 broad categories or lots:
- Digital Outcomes – for suppliers looking to build teams and support a digital service.
- Digital Specialists -for suppliers who can provide individual specialists to work on a service or programme.
- User Research Studios – to provide facilities for researchers or participants to work in.
- User Research Participants – for suppliers who can recruit user research participants with a range of experience.
Digital Outcomes and Specialists 5 is now Live!
Here is the timetable for DOS5:
| When? | What? |
|---|---|
| Fri 9th October | DOS5 opens for applications |
| Fri 30th October | Clarification question deadline |
| Fri 6th November | Clarification question answers published |
| Tues 17th November | Applications close |
| Tues 5th January 2021 | Suppliers notified if successful |
| Weds 6th January to Tues 19th January | Standstill period |
| Weds 20th January | DOS5 goes Live |
If you want to keep up-to-date with Digital Outcomes and Specialists and future iterations, please sign up for our framework alert.
Our Digital Outcomes and Specialists services
Simply, we help you with your submission to get you successfully listed as a supplier on the Digital Outcomes and Specialists framework. But most of all, we ensure you will be in with a good chance of winning some contracts once you are on DOS.
Adrian LeerMD at TriadAs a result of Advice Cloud’s DOS workshop, we were shortlisted for 13 out of 16 opportunities. If we hadn’t had the workshop we wouldn’t have got to stage two so often and we wouldn’t have been able to win key opportunities
Our Digital Outcomes and Specialists services include:
- A fully compliant DOS listing of the highest quality for any number of Lots
- Fully bespoke workshops with our DOS experts (including ex-Gov Chief Officer Tony Singleton – the creator of DOS!)
- DOS Bid Support packages, helping you create amazing Stage 1 and Stage 2 responses
- Outstanding regular networking events which means you get to meet buyers
- Access to our exclusive client only webinars that cover public sector sales, marketing and much more
- Unlimited access to our DOS experts on email to help you will your procurement questions
Download the PDF of our DOS Support Services.
Our DOS experience:
Our clients have won millions of pounds in COLD opportunities across all DOS Lots, which includes work for large government departments and the NHS.
With over 80 years of combined experience as public sector buyers, we know the sector inside and out. This experience is transferred into our DOS services – on getting you listed and supporting you once you are shortlisted. We are skilled evaluators in tech & digital services.
Get in touch and see if DOS is the right match for your company. In the meantime check out our LinkedIn post to find out a bit more about “Why we love DOS”.
Why do we love the DOS Framework?
- It’s relatively straight forward to get on – although we had contact from someone that did fail to get on!
- The contract terms are in plain English and are not onerous. Wonderful for an SME!
- Opportunities are posted in the open! That’s right…. IN. THE. OPEN! Not behind closed doors or in dusty Whitehall backrooms….
- Feedback is being acted upon. There is a real sense of participation, not all the suggested improvements to the framework are immediate but they do seem to be being enacted. The focus on user needs is very evident here for us.
£2.8bn = the value of sales through DOS
of which 33% was with SME providers.
92% of total sales by value were through Central Government and 8% through the wider Public Sector.
