Notice Information
Notice Title
Not Applicable
Notice Description
Digital Archiving Services
Lot Information
Lot 1
The core service is the concentration, preparation and archival of those MOD digital records for the purpose of case managed discovery, research and review.
Procurement Information
The Defence Digital Professional Services Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to place a services contract with Epany Archives Limited (its' current provider) from 1st October 2022 for a period of four years, to fully manage MOD's Digital Archive Service at a cost of circa PS3.66M (ex-VAT) for the four year period from 1st October 2022 to 30th September 2026. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Technical aspects (PCR 2015 9b) supported by the Repetition of Works (PCR 2015 9f) and Additional Works (PCR 2015 9g). Further, Epany Archives Limited own the specialist bespoke software.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-036880
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025834-2022
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72317000 - Data storage services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £3,650,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Sep 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Sep 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Ian Rawlings
- Contact Email
- ukstratcomdd-cm-cct-group@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CORSHAM
- Postcode
- SN13 9NR
- 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)
- TLK72 Wiltshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Wiltshire
- Electoral Ward
- Corsham Ladbrook
- Westminster Constituency
- Chippenham
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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