Award

Provision of PSN Circuits and PSN Protect Access - PS/22/123

DVLA - DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY

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Award

07 Dec 2022 at 12:01

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The DVLA - Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency has awarded a contract for the provision of PSN Circuits and PSN Protect Access under tender ID tender_341980/1154770 in the services category. The procurement method used was a direct approach with a single tender action, and the contract period is from 2022-11-30 to 2024-11-29. The total contract value is £63,172, and the procurement stage was an award, with the tender closing on 2022-11-18. The contract involves 2 x 1Gbps PSN Circuits to be terminated at two DVLA sites in Wales, with Virgin Media Business being the supplier.

This contract with the DVLA presents business growth opportunities for providers of network equipment and services. Businesses in the IT and telecommunications industry specialising in secure access solutions, encryption routers, and IPVPN circuits could find this tender suitable for competing. The contract renewal with a demand for 24/7/365 support indicates a long-term relationship potential with the DVLA for successful service providers, offering a chance to establish a reliable partnership in providing critical network infrastructure services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of PSN Circuits and PSN Protect Access - PS/22/123

Notice Description

2 x 1Gbps PSN Circuits with a committed initial bandwidth of 500Mb (to be divided between three separate VPNs) to be terminated at two separate DVLA sites. (200Mbps VPN for the mainframe links but by the time this is delivered to the DVLA main site it will be consolidated into other PSN traffic streams which add up to a total of 500Mbps at the DVLA end) Each of the PSN Circuits should be terminated on an encryption router, providing secure and resilient access to the PSN Protect service (1 x PSN protect 300Mbps resilient service), as well as to the Mainframe CUG circuits, which will ensure that all data traversing the connection has a sufficient level of encryption. Encrypted PSN IPVPN 200/1Gb circuits into Portsmouth to provide resiliency This contract now needs to be renewed with the same level of support 24/7/365.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-8f5823df-e0bb-4efd-b240-385002d56a30
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b30922b9-f42c-403e-bc05-e559b4a38a48
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Single tender action (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

CPV Codes

32420000 - Network equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£63,172 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£63,172 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Dec 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 Nov 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Nov 20223 years ago
Contract Period
30 Nov 2022 - 29 Nov 2024 2-3 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
DVLA - DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
karenf.evans@dvla.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SWANSEA
Postcode
SA6 7JL
Post Town
Swansea
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL43 Swansea
Delivery Location
TLL Wales
Local Authority
Swansea
Electoral Ward
Mynydd-bach
Westminster Constituency
Swansea West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

VIRGIN MEDIA BUSINESS

Further Information

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