Framework Agreements

VEGA is qualified under a variety of framework agreements, enabling agreements and Service Catalogues, through which our clients our able to procure services that match their specific requirements, in a straightforward and uncomplicated manner.

Thanks to the terms and conditions of each agreement, organisations can procure quality assured services and competitive pricing to deliver overall value for money. The agreements provide users with a reduced time and cost means of procuring a wide range of IT consulting and business services.

VEGA is directly contracted with many individual organisations to deliver ongoing support services. Additionally, VEGA holds accredited supplier status with several industry recognised procurement channels within its chosen market sectors including Catalist, the UK MoD's Information & Communications Services (ICS) Catalogue, and under the MoD's Framework Agreement for Technical Support (FATS2).

Catalist

Catalist is OGCbuying.solutions (OGCBS) catalogue-based procurement facility that provides pre-qualified suppliers to government organisations with a reduced time and cost means of procuring a wide range of IT consulting and business services.

VEGA is an accredited supplier under the Catalist Consultancy frameworks for ICT Consultancy Services and Functional Consultancy Services.

Click here for full Catalist details.

The Information & Communications Services (ICS) Catalogue (previously the DCSA ICS Catalogue) is a quality assured procurement vehicle for the provision of a wide range of specialist support, primarily to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), but also to wider Government agencies and organisations.

VEGA heads several bespoke consortia under the catalogue's IS Consultancy Services category to provide independent services across the UK MoD.

Click here for full ICS Catalogue details.

FATS2

The UK MoD's Framework Agreement for Technical Support (FATS2) contract was initiated to open up the marketplace without increasing the time it takes to task suppliers. The contract is supported by the 'Market Knowledge Matrix' (MKM), which is a database of suppliers' capabilities based on the Defence Technology taxonomy.

The MKM is based on many Areas of Capability (AoC) covering the A to Z of technology and technical support functions used by the MoD.

VEGA is qualified to provide support services under the following AoEs:

• Battlespace Information
• Business Processes
• Communications and CIS-related Technologies
• Computing Technologies and Mathematical Techniques
• Defence Analysis
• Human Sciences
• Information and Signal Processing Technology
• Installations and Facilities
• Integrated Platforms
• Integrated Systems Technology
• Manufacturing Processes / Design Tools / Techniques
• Simulators, Trainers and Synthetic Environments
• Project Management and Acquisition Support functions

For more information on the full range of services available through FATS2, please contact VEGA's Frameworks Manager.