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title: "Provision of PSN Circuits and PSN Protect Access - PS/22/123"
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buyer: "DVLA - DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY"
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# Provision of PSN Circuits and PSN Protect Access - PS/22/123

Buyer: DVLA - DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
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## Summary

The DVLA - Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency has awarded a contract for the provision of PSN Circuits and PSN Protect Access under tender ID tender_341980/1154770 in the services category. The procurement method used was a direct approach with a single tender action, and the contract period is from 2022-11-30 to 2024-11-29. The total contract value is £63,172, and the procurement stage was an award, with the tender closing on 2022-11-18. The contract involves 2 x 1Gbps PSN Circuits to be terminated at two DVLA sites in Wales, with Virgin Media Business being the supplier.

This contract with the DVLA presents business growth opportunities for providers of network equipment and services. Businesses in the IT and telecommunications industry specialising in secure access solutions, encryption routers, and IPVPN circuits could find this tender suitable for competing. The contract renewal with a demand for 24/7/365 support indicates a long-term relationship potential with the DVLA for successful service providers, offering a chance to establish a reliable partnership in providing critical network infrastructure services.

## Notice

2 x 1Gbps PSN Circuits with a committed initial bandwidth of 500Mb (to be divided between three separate VPNs) to be terminated at two separate DVLA sites. (200Mbps VPN for the mainframe links but by the time this is delivered to the DVLA main site it will be consolidated into other PSN traffic streams which add up to a total of 500Mbps at the DVLA end) Each of the PSN Circuits should be terminated on an encryption router, providing secure and resilient access to the PSN Protect service (1 x PSN protect 300Mbps resilient service), as well as to the Mainframe CUG circuits, which will ensure that all data traversing the connection has a sufficient level of encryption. Encrypted PSN IPVPN 200/1Gb circuits into Portsmouth to provide resiliency This contract now needs to be renewed with the same level of support 24/7/365.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b30922b9-f42c-403e-bc05-e559b4a38a48 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | 30 Nov 2022 - 29 Nov 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £63,172 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £63,172 |
| 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 | DVLA - DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY |
| Locality | SWANSEA |
| Post town | Swansea |
| Postcode | SA6 7JL |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL43 Swansea |
| Local authority | Swansea |
| Electoral ward | Mynydd-bach |
| Westminster constituency | Swansea West |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VIRGIN MEDIA BUSINESS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

### Codes

- 32420000 - Network equipment

## Release History

- 7 Dec 2022 at 12:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b30922b9-f42c-403e-bc05-e559b4a38a48

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b30922b9-f42c-403e-bc05-e559b4a38a48
  7th December 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7e6a438e-927c-4572-944b-9f4b15ffd288
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/29c15f78-ab62-4f9b-af3f-fc19bd58d0b8
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