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ADS Storage, Infra & Security Upgrade and SPCB Hardware Refresh

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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15 Feb 2021 at 16:14

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Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence is conducting a procurement process titled "ADS Storage, Infra & Security Upgrade and SPCB Hardware Refresh." This initiative falls under the computer equipment and supplies industry category, with a contract value of £2,607,700.32. The procurement method is selective, executed as a call-off from a framework agreement. The procurement stage has been marked as complete, with the contract period commencing on 14th February 2021 and extending until 31st March 2026. The tender period concluded on 3rd February 2021, and the delivery address is situated in the South East region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those in technology and IT services, looking to expand within the public sector. Companies that specialise in supplying computer hardware, networking equipment, and security infrastructure upgrades would be well-positioned to compete. As the contract involves upgrading critical IT systems for the Army Digital Services and the Service Police Crime Bureau, the scope for collaboration and growth in providing innovative and scalable solutions is substantial, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) capable of delivering tailored solutions in a cost-effective manner.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ADS Storage, Infra & Security Upgrade and SPCB Hardware Refresh

Notice Description

BACKGROUND & REQUIREMENT Army Digital Services (ADS) supports the Army Hosting Environment (AHE) which currently hosts around 90 business applications and services for the Army and wider Defence across three security domains (Official, Official-Sensitive and SECRET). This private cloud delivers network, compute and storage capabilities. To provide a consistent environment and to minimise training/support costs, ADS have standardised on cost effective elements from Cisco (compute/networking) and PureStorage (storage). The AHE is the only accredited Defence owned Private Cloud hosting capability that is available across both the RLI and SLI networks. It provides scalable hosting capabilities and application services for Army and wider Defence. As the defence hosting strategy has evolved the aim of MODcloud has shifted from a 'build and they will come' methodology to identifying the best extant capabilities and looking to re-use and enhance. The AHE is viewed as an exemplar in this area. ADS now have a cost model to enable TLBs to 'Pay' (cost recovery) for their hosting. However, as the hosting environment shifts to this model the system needs to be able to easily scale up and out and if demand dictates scale to multiple sites. There have been 2 requirements received, which are as follows: AHE STORAGE UPDGRADE ADS currently charges customers for capacity using a cost recovery (non-profit) model. To enable timely delivery of capacity, customers are provided with capacity from non-committed AHE resources. To ensure additional capacity is available procurement is required utilising the cost recovery funding. AHE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SECURITY UPGRADES To maintain a secure AHE environment that fulfils the demand, replacing end-of-life hardware and software and increasing throughput of devices commensurate with demand, these essential infrastructure security components require replacement to ensure ADS are to a supported state and version. They will need to integrate within the existing AHE architecture and will be patched and maintained to ensure that they are under mainstream support. And a requirement for the Service Police Crime Bureau (SPCB) for the Application Support Team (AST) within SPCB is responsible for managing and maintaining all Service Police Information Systems namely the CRIMES network architecture within the Southwick Park datacentre. The CRIMES datacentre houses the Service Police's most critical IT systems and services that are vital to the continuity of Service Police capabilities and operational effectiveness worldwide. The current CRIMES system hardware is at its end of life, and out of support. Although fault resilience is built in, this is now a single point of failure.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-4469e3d1-706b-4476-950d-ebe3d0b20d70
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/038eed58-7ec9-42f3-833d-b69d082d0888
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

CPV Codes

30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,607,700 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,607,700 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Feb 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
3 Feb 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Feb 20215 years ago
Contract Period
14 Feb 2021 - 31 Mar 2026 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
pauline.hewish662@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
ANDOVER
Postcode
SP11 8HJ
Post Town
Salisbury
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ36 Central Hampshire
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Test Valley
Electoral Ward
Andover Millway
Westminster Constituency
North West Hampshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CDW

Further Information

Notice Documents

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