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UKRI DDaT19266 IUK Private Cloud Hosting and Support Services

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

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02 Dec 2019 at 12:26

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves UK Shared Business Services Limited acting on behalf of the United Kingdom Research and Innovation, which has awarded the contract for "UKRI DDaT19266 IUK Private Cloud Hosting and Support Services." This contract falls within the IT services industry, specifically focusing on cloud hosting and support, with a total contract value of £995,815 (GBP). The contract period spans from November 1, 2019, to October 31, 2020, and was awarded under the Crown Commercial Services RM1557.11 G Cloud 11 framework. The procurement method was selective and the relevant contract was completed on October 31, 2019.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those offering cloud hosting, software development, and system upgrades. Companies that are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), may find themselves well-suited to compete for such contracts. The awarded contract involves enhancements to multiple UKRI platforms, which could lead to additional projects requiring skilled service providers capable of delivering innovative IT solutions and support services.

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Notice Title

UKRI DDaT19266 IUK Private Cloud Hosting and Support Services

Notice Description

UK Shared Business Services Ltd acting on behalf of the contracting authority United Kingdom Research and Innovation have put in place a contract for cloud hosting and support services for the following UKRI platforms: 1)_Connect; 2) Grants; 3) KTP. As part of the ongoing hosting and maintenance service provision, a series of service enhancements and upgrades have been agreed, which will be delivered over the term of the forthcoming contract. These upgrades and enhancements are: 1) Implementation of new load balancer on Connect and Grants; 2) Implementation of new monitoring and network control systems; 3) Upgrade of all core firewall firmware to the latest versions (currently on latest branch); 4) Switch to new virtualisation and storage platform; 5) Deployment of new DNS infrastructure to remove reliable on static host files; 6) Upgrade of all sub-systems to Debian 9 or 10; 7) Upgrade of Apache Solr and MySQL to latest versions; 8) Rewrite of all firewall rules to improve security and reduce load on new firewall appliances; 9) Implementation of automatic penetration testing; 10) Rebuild of the Atlassian DevTools stack within AWS - latest version (currently on latest in branch) and improved scaling/resilience; 11) Liferay (6.2) Upgrade completion; 12) OpenAM Upgrade completion. This contract has been awarded in alignment with the Crown Commercial Services RM1557.11 G Cloud 11 framework

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-8ba430dc-faef-481a-bbd9-c171118468fe
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0f8fb13c-2b2d-492c-88da-17bab1c2e82f
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£995,815 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£995,815 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Dec 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
31 Oct 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Oct 20196 years ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2019 - 31 Oct 2020 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
Ben Oborne
Contact Email
ddatprocurement@uksbs.co.uk
Contact Phone
01793 867005

Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FF
Post Town
Swindon
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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