Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- East Sussex County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Outsystems Limited
- Value
- £688,420
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Dec 2024
- Published18 Dec 2024Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
The OutSystems low-code application development platform was acquired to accelerate the process of developing and deploying bespoke software solutions for Services within the County Council. It is one of IT & Digital's underpinning digital capabilities. A low code application development platform makes development quicker and simpler than traditional development hand crafting program code. This reduces the organisation's reliance on expensive technical staff that are hard to recruit. Components can be easily shared between applications and there is a large user community with open-source components, all contributing to ease and speed of development through reuse. The platform builds in security protection, so it is not down to individual developers. There is also a very easy deployment process and comprehensive, in-built monitoring tools for the solutions that are live. A range of business functions across Surrey County Councils now depend upon solutions built on the OutSystems platfo…
About the supplier
Outsystems Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08360814).