Tender

Cloud Hosting Services Framework

ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED

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Tender

21 Jul 2021 at 15:23

Summary of the contracting process

Anglian Water Services Limited is currently conducting a tender for a Framework Agreement entitled "Cloud Hosting Services Framework", aimed at procuring computer-related services within the UK. The tender falls under the services category and includes a significant value of £31,000,000. The procurement method is selective, using a negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition. The tender period concludes on 23rd August 2021, with the second stage, inviting selected candidates, starting on 14th September 2021. This framework is intended to enable Anglian Water Services to secure scalable cloud hosting solutions, specifically Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS), for its operational needs.

This tender presents exciting opportunities for businesses specialising in cloud computing and related services to engage with a major player in the water industry. Companies equipped to provide infrastructure and platform-as-a-service solutions, ideally those with certifications for SAP HANA and relevant public cloud deployment models, will find this tender particularly suitable. With a maximum framework duration of four years and potential participation of four suppliers, this initiative is poised to foster competitive growth in the public cloud service sector while encouraging firms that meet the outlined technical requirements to participate actively.

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Notice Title

Cloud Hosting Services Framework

Notice Description

Anglian Water Services as the contracting authority is putting in place a Framework Agreement for use by Anglian Water Services, which includes the compute services of IaaS and PaaS. This will be a route to market for Anglian Water Services to procure their scalable cloud hosting requirements as more specifically described in section II.2.4.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The main purpose of this framework agreement is to put in place a route for Anglian Water Services to buy their Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) requirements directly from the owners of public cloud platforms (Suppliers) for hosting of its applications suited to the cloud, including rapidly scalable infrastructure to host trials, proof of concepts and services on-demand without the need of procurement of capital hardware and support and maintenance and approved to cyber security standards. The scope is necessarily restricted to 'pure' compute requirements which do not require additional professional services. The services can most simply and usefully be thought of as a commodity 'utility' service where Anglian Water connect to and use the Supplier's platform and processing resources for their own requirements. Examples include the cloud hosting of an ERP system such as SAP S/4HANA and other applications used by Anglian Water, and particularly the ability for the services to provide multi-cloud capability. Bidders should note the following key requirements to participate in the procurement of this framework agreement: 1) you must be in sole control of: (a) all the hardware and operating systems in the provision of your PaaS services; and (b) all hardware (virtual or dedicated hardware) in the provision of your IaaS services? 2) you must use the Public Cloud Deployment Model here: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-145.pdf to provide the services; 3) you must be able to offer a minimum platform availability of 99.9 % across an all day every day baseline; 4) you must be able to provide the Services using compute resources and infrastructure based in the UK and EEA, 5) where hosting SAP (for SAP hosting contracts), you must have a valid Hardware and IaaS Certification for SAP HANA and have evidence of such Certification from SAP. This Certification must be maintained for the duration of the Framework. 6) you must be able to charge and invoice in pounds sterling. The full scope of services is available in the procurement documentation. Additional information: please note the duration of the framework agreement will be a maximum of 48 months, with the first term being 48 months, with a possible extension of 2 (two) 24-month periods.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02cade
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017264-2021
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

48 - Software package and information systems

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


CPV Codes

30211100 - Super computer

30211300 - Computer platforms

48211000 - Platform interconnectivity software package

48620000 - Operating systems

72212211 - Platform interconnectivity software development services

72212620 - Mainframe operating system software development services

72317000 - Data storage services

72322000 - Data management services

72421000 - Internet or intranet client application development services

72500000 - Computer-related services

72611000 - Technical computer support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£31,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£31,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
23 Aug 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
Michelle Lansley
Contact Email
mlansley@anglianwater.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
HUNTINGDON
Postcode
PE29 6XU
Post Town
Peterborough
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
TLH1 East Anglia

Local Authority
Huntingdonshire
Electoral Ward
Huntingdon North
Westminster Constituency
Huntingdon

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