Award

Provision of Application Support Service (ASS)

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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Award

10 Feb 2020 at 10:14

Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract for the "Provision of Application Support Service (ASS)", a critical service in the IT domain, specifically under the category of IT services, consulting, software development, and support. This contract is aimed at delivering high-level technical support and ensuring ongoing maintenance and security patching for the Army's cloud hosting infrastructures. The contract, valued at £2,709,075.60, runs from 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2022, following a selective procurement method derived from a framework agreement. The award notice was published on 10th February 2020, and the tender was concluded on 22nd November 2019, with delivery locations primarily in the South East region of England.

This tender represents significant opportunities for IT service providers, particularly those specialising in application support and cloud infrastructure management. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would be well-suited to compete in this market, as there is an increasing demand for agile and innovative solutions in government IT services. Businesses that can demonstrate expertise in security compliance and operational resilience in the military or governmental context will find this opportunity especially relevant for growth and partnership with a leading government agency.

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Notice Title

Provision of Application Support Service (ASS)

Notice Description

This 'Capability as a Service' is critical to IAS for the delivery of high-level technical support to live operations both at the Application and Platform level and supports the ongoing maintenance and security patching on the Army's cloud hosting infrastructures of both the Joint Server Farm (JSF) and the Army Hosting Environment (AHE) on Official, Official Sensitive and Secret environments.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9eb9ae3b-98ff-4ce3-8c18-c6132ef49c99
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e52e1bfc-6c2d-406b-80eb-5ed5a614e727
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
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£2,709,075 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,709,075 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Feb 20206 years ago
Submission Deadline
22 Nov 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Dec 20196 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2020 - 31 Mar 2022 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
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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

MASTEK (UK

Further Information

Notice Documents

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