Tender

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Monitoring and Mitigation

THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)

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Tender

02 Jan 2019 at 12:12

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is conducting a competitive procurement for a Cloud Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Monitoring and Mitigation service. This initiative is crucial for ensuring the availability of BBC’s online assets, such as their website and iPlayer, amidst potential cyber threats. The procurement process is currently in the Tender stage, with a submission deadline set for 24 January 2019. The contract will commence on 1 August 2019 and is expected to run for three years, with optional extensions of up to two additional years. This project falls under the IT services category and has a budget estimated at £500,000, applicable to multiple locations including the UK and other regions.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those focused on cybersecurity and network management. Companies capable of delivering robust DDoS protection solutions and demonstrating flexibility for scalability will find themselves well-suited to compete. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate in this procurement, leveraging the competitive procedure with negotiation method, which may favour innovative approaches and cost-effective solutions. Engaging successfully in this contract could lead to long-term partnerships with the BBC and enhance business growth in the burgeoning field of online security services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Monitoring and Mitigation

Notice Description

The BBC's internet network carries all of the BBC's audience facing traffic and CDN origin traffic. Additionally it provides transit for the corporate network. The availability of this network and services delivered across it are crucial in maintaining the BBC's online presence for critical services such as www.bbc.co.uk & the BBC iPlayer. The BBC is seeking a Cloud Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Monitoring and Mitigation to provide monitoring and mitigation of DDoS attacks in order to protect the availability of all BBC online assets with minimal degradation of service. The BBC' requires that its internet network will be protected from the highest sustained volumetric based attacks seen on the internet, while having negligible impact on the audience's experience of BBC online services. This will enable the BBC to protect availability of key services when experience these type of attacks. The successful Supplier's solution will allow for expected network growth, maintenance and incidents to be handled with minimal impact to service. Additional capacity, new data centres and logical networks can be added (and removed) to the BBC's internet network without introducing risk to the Cloud based DDoS Monitoring and Mitigation service, providing maximum flexibility and capacity that can be readily increased to easily meet the forecast demands of ambitious business growth The Contract will have an Initial Term of three years commencing on 2019 and ending on 2022. The Contract may be extended at the BBC's discretion by up to two years at two 12 monthly periods. If the BBC wishes to exercise this option, it will give written notice to the Service Provider no later than three months prior to the end of the initial term Additional information: Please register your interest in this project by taking the following steps: 1 - Register your company on the BravoSolution e-Tendering portal (this is only required once): 1.1 Go to https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk 1.2 - Click the link on the login page to register. 1.3 Accept the terms and conditions and click 'Continue'. 1.4 - Enter your correct business and user details. 1.5 - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete. 1.6 - You will shortly receive an email with your temporary password. 2 - Express an interest in the tender: 2.1 - Login to the portal with the username/password. 2.2 - Click the 'PQQs/ITTs Open to all Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier). 2.3 - Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content. 2.4 - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your 'My PQQs/My ITTs page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only. 2.5 - You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ITT Details' box. 3. Responding to the tender: 3.1 - Click 'My Response' under PQQ/ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining). 3.2 - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. 3.3 - Note the deadline for completion, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT. There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). 3.4 You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance, please consult the online help, or contact the Bravo e-Tendering help desk.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e2230737-6342-426a-91c1-0d3fdf4d1b37
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Jan 20197 years ago
Submission Deadline
24 Jan 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Jul 2019 - 31 Jul 2024 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W1A 1AA
Post Town
West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
West End
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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