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title: "Provision of Application Support Service (ASS)"
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# Provision of Application Support Service (ASS)

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9eb9ae3b-98ff-4ce3-8c18-c6132ef49c99

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract for the "Provision of Application Support Service (ASS)", a critical service in the IT domain, specifically under the category of IT services, consulting, software development, and support. This contract is aimed at delivering high-level technical support and ensuring ongoing maintenance and security patching for the Army's cloud hosting infrastructures. The contract, valued at £2,709,075.60, runs from 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2022, following a selective procurement method derived from a framework agreement. The award notice was published on 10th February 2020, and the tender was concluded on 22nd November 2019, with delivery locations primarily in the South East region of England.

This tender represents significant opportunities for IT service providers, particularly those specialising in application support and cloud infrastructure management. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would be well-suited to compete in this market, as there is an increasing demand for agile and innovative solutions in government IT services. Businesses that can demonstrate expertise in security compliance and operational resilience in the military or governmental context will find this opportunity especially relevant for growth and partnership with a leading government agency.

## Notice

This 'Capability as a Service' is critical to IAS for the delivery of high-level technical support to live operations both at the Application and Platform level and supports the ongoing maintenance and security patching on the Army's cloud hosting infrastructures of both the Joint Server Farm (JSF) and the Army Hosting Environment (AHE) on Official, Official Sensitive and Secret environments.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e52e1bfc-6c2d-406b-80eb-5ed5a614e727 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Feb 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Nov 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Dec 2019 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2020 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,709,075 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,709,075 |
| 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 | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | ANDOVER |
| Post town | Salisbury |
| Postcode | SP11 8HJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire |
| Local authority | Test Valley |
| Electoral ward | Andover Millway |
| Westminster constituency | North West Hampshire |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MASTEK (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 10 Feb 2020 at 10:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e52e1bfc-6c2d-406b-80eb-5ed5a614e727

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e52e1bfc-6c2d-406b-80eb-5ed5a614e727
  10th February 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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