This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

23 Dec 2022 at 11:55

Tender

08 Mar 2022 at 22:45

Summary of the contracting process

The contracting process involves the procurement of IT services under the G-Cloud 13 Lot 4 framework agreement by the Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service. The procurement stage is complete, with a contract award dated 29th November 2022, valued at £1 billion GBP. This tender opportunity is in the services category, focusing on cloud support services, and the location is in the UK. The framework allows for ongoing competitions with a focus on quality and price criteria. The main procurement method used is the open procedure.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses offering IT services, consulting, software development, and internet support to compete for contracts in providing cloud support services. Suitable businesses must have the capability to provide planning, setup and migration, security services, quality assurance, performance testing, training, and ongoing support. Interested businesses should align with the requirements of the G-Cloud 13 Lot 4 framework agreement and adhere to the Cyber Essentials scheme for mandatory cyber security standards. Therefore, businesses in the IT industry with expertise in cloud services and a focus on quality assurance are well-suited to participate in this competitive procurement process.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

G-Cloud 13 Lot 4

Notice Description

Lot 4 is designed for customers to further compete their requirements for Cloud Support Services to help them transition to cloud software or hosting services, as per the following categories: Suppliers have capability to provide services in all of the following capabilities; Planning - the provision of planning services to enable customers to move to cloud software and/or hosting services. Setup and Migration- the provision of setup and migration services which involves the process of consolidating and transferring a collection of workloads. Workloads can include emails, files, calendars, document types, related metadata, instant messages, applications, user permissions, compound structure and linked components. Security services - Maintain the confidentiality, integrity and availability of services and information, and protect services against threats. Quality assurance and performance testing - Continuously ensure that a service does what it's supposed to do to meet user needs efficiently and reliably. Training Ongoing support - Support user needs by providing help before, during and after service delivery.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Suppliers have capability to provide services in all of the following capabilities; Planning - the provision of planning services to enable customers to move to cloud software and/or hosting services; Setup and Migration- the provision of setup and migration services which involves the process of consolidating and transferring a collection of workloads. Workloads can include emails, files, calendars, document types, related metadata, instant messages, applications, user permissions, compound structure and linked components. Security services - Maintain the confidentiality, integrity and availability of services and information, and protect services against threats. Quality assurance and performance testing - Continuously ensure that a service does what it's supposed to do to meet user needs efficiently and reliably. Training Ongoing support - Support user needs by providing help before, during and after service delivery. Additional information: The professionals used in the delivery of these services must align with the SFIA role profiles. This lot is for further competition only and no Direct Award is permissible.

Renewal: The Framework Agreement duration is for 12 months however the Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the duration of this Framework Agreement for any period up to a maximum of twelve (12) months from the expiry of the Initial Term

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-031f89
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036514-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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

72300000 - Data services

72400000 - Internet services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,000,000,000 £1B-£10B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,000,000,000 £1B-£10B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Dec 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 May 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Nov 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 9PP
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
City Centre North
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

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