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title: "Defra Cloud Infrastructure Engineering Service - Extension"
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# Defra Cloud Infrastructure Engineering Service - Extension

Buyer: DEFRA  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-697f2de3-f41b-49d0-94ca-01677ab4730e

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has awarded a contract titled "Defra Cloud Infrastructure Engineering Service - Extension" under the industry category of Information Technology Services. This contract, awarded to Eviden Technology Services Limited, involves an extension for cloud infrastructure engineering services crucial for maintaining DEFRA's cloud environments, including AWS and Azure, and supporting Microsoft platforms like SharePoint Online and Exchange Online. The extension period runs from 1 August 2024 to 30 November 2024, with the contract value amounting to £2.9 million GBP. The procurement was conducted through a selective method, specifically a call-off from a framework agreement.

This contract presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for companies specialising in IT infrastructure management and cloud services. The extension aims to ensure service continuity and minimise disruption, making it essential for businesses adept at seamless transitions and handling ongoing projects. Companies experienced in managing large user bases and delivering platform-level administration will find this contract highly beneficial. As DEFRA is a prominent government body, successfully engaging with this contract could open doors to further high-value government projects and robust business growth developments.

## Notice

Description of the procurement before modification The digital services delivered by CCOE provide a critical service for Defra's user base >30,000 users which require service continuity for Defra to deliver a reliable platform service in its primary cloud environments (AWS/Azure). The CCOE Microsoft M365 platform administration team provides platform support to the common Microsoft platforms including, but not limited to, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, Power Platform, Dynamics, and Teams. CCOE provide subject matter expertise on the products and services and platform level administration, including problem and incident management. Description of the modification This contract is being modified in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The modification will extend the contract for 4 months from 1/8/2024 to 30/11/2024. No other changes are being made to the scope of service. Reasons for modification The procurement of the new CCoE requirement will not be completed in time to re-procure replacement CCoE services prior to expiry of the contract in July 2024 (as a result of this procurement being contingent on a related piece of work relating to the wider Defra hosting environment). A short-term extension is necessary therefore to allow finalisation of work that is in flight and an appropriate period of transition to reduce service impact. A change in contractor would give rise to significant inconvenience and substantial duplication of costs as the new contractor would need to deploy significant resource to take on inflight projects, along with service risk due to insufficient time to complete a service transition and value for money considerations (due to the unattractive duration of contract to the market). Previous publications For previous Contracts Finder publications, please use search references below: 16/11/21: tender_247757/1014592 22/12/23/: CF-0209400D8d000003VQwdEAG Review Body: DEFRA, details contained within publication

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee423c96-b584-4836-abac-708fddba8633 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 15 May 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 May 2024 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2024 - 30 Nov 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £21,680,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,900,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFRA |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EVIDEN TECHNOLOGY SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 21 Nov 2024 at 10:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee423c96-b584-4836-abac-708fddba8633

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee423c96-b584-4836-abac-708fddba8633
  21st November 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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