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title: "Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT)"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HEALTH & SAFETY EXECUTIVE"
published: "2023-09-21"
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# Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT)

Buyer: HEALTH & SAFETY EXECUTIVE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c1857b50-57d1-493c-8f17-4d530d65f5d6

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## Summary

The Health & Safety Executive has awarded a contract for the provision of a dedicated hosting environment to Actian Europe Limited. The contract, with a value of £38,016 GBP, falls under the services category with a procurement method of direct. The tender period ended on 2nd October 2023, and the contract period is from 3rd October 2023 to 30th September 2024.

This tender presents growth opportunities for businesses specializing in database management systems. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete. Businesses should note the contract requirements, location in the United Kingdom, and the awarding organisation's emphasis on providing a secure web hosting environment.

## Notice

Actian will provide a dedicated hosting environment for HSE's secure web site. This encompasses management of hardware, operating system, Actian X Database and OpenROAD Application Server. This service is based around the Operational Service model which provides support for the Actian product set within an environment that is normally housed by the customer. The Enterprise Management Appliance (EMA) service extends this by providing hardware and operating system support for an environment housed by hosting partner Rackspace. Actian will also allow access by a number of HSE representatives to perform the following tasks for maintaining the web site, which is out of the scope of this managed service: * Issuing new chemical certifications; * Release Management Procedure; * Ad-hoc access for DBA activity will be provided via SSH and Secure FTP. (Since Actian has responsibility for DBA activities such as backup and recovery, this will be limited to HSE having queryonly access to the database for investigative purposes and will be closely controlled by Actian). Components of the standard EMA Service relevant to HSE include: * Support of the underlying hardware; * Provision of an antivirus service powered by Sophos; * Implementation of new security patches as new threats emerge; * Implementation of web server security practices following current best practice; * Changes to server details such as usernames and passwords; Copyright (c) 2023, Actian Europe Limited Page 3 of 10 HSE MSA Jul 2023 * Changes to access rules via the firewall; * Continuous monitoring of the EMA Service and implementing any known corrective measures; * Providing advice and where agreed, implementing new versions, patches, service packs or other configuration changes for Actian X, OpenROAD Server and IIS. The environment is accessed via a Cisco ASA-X 5508 Unlimited Firewall and is the following dedicated Windows Web Server: * Server Platform: Single Processor Multi-Core Dedicated Server - Dell PowerEdge R720; * Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2643, 10M Cache, 3.30 GHz, Quad Core QTY 1; * Memory: 32GB Memory; * Drive & RAID Configuration: RAID1 - 2 x 600GB 15K SAS 3.5-inch Drives; * Redundant Power: Yes; * Network: 100 Mbps; * Bandwidth: 1000 GB per account; * Managed Backup: Unmetered Backups; Weekly Full, Daily Differential; * OS Version / Licence: Windows Server 2012 R2; * Database Version / Licence: Actian X 11.2; * Application Server Version / Licence: OpenROAD Server 11.2. The hardware and operating system will be provided by Actian's hosting partner Rackspace ("Rackspace") whom Actian will manage on behalf of HSE. Rackspace are compliant with ISO/IEC 27001. Actian Services will proactively monitor HSE's live Actian X environment and associated applications using the EMA.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81fe3122-f19c-4fe2-aa17-93f97c48e186 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Aug 2023 |
| Contract period | 2 Oct 2023 - 30 Sep 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £38,016 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £38,016 |
| 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 | HEALTH & SAFETY EXECUTIVE |
| Locality | BOOTLE |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L20 7HS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD73 Sefton |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| Electoral ward | Linacre |
| Westminster constituency | Bootle |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ACTIAN EUROPE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48612000 - Database-management system

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2023 at 14:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81fe3122-f19c-4fe2-aa17-93f97c48e186

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81fe3122-f19c-4fe2-aa17-93f97c48e186
  21st September 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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