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title: "PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSURANCE SUPPORT (DInfoCom/0185)"
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# PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSURANCE SUPPORT (DInfoCom/0185)

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c89d6f37-4017-4011-be99-d1e141504fa3

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## Summary

The procurement process for the provision of Technical Assurance Support has been initiated by the Ministry of Defence, with an award made to Boxxe Limited. The tender, titled "PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSURANCE SUPPORT (DInfoCom/0185)", focuses on computer support services. The procurement was completed as of December 7, 2021, and the awarded contract is valued at £1,800,000, running from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2024. The tender was issued under a selective procurement method, being a call-off from a framework agreement, with the delivery specified for the South East region of the United Kingdom. The tender period concluded on November 10, 2021.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses in the technology and IT services sector, particularly those specialising in technical assurance and support for military and government applications. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in cloud solutions, database management, and secure hosting services would be well-suited to compete for similar future tenders. The scope of the services required indicates that firms capable of delivering technical upgrades, system migrations, and efficiencies within digital service frameworks could tap into lucrative contracts that further the aims of Defence operations.

## Notice

Technical Assurance Service (TAS) delivers outcomes to enable Army Digital Services (ADS) to plan and execute the technical activities that are required to deliver and maintain Army applications and hosting infrastructure that are essential to the outputs of ADS The technical programme plan for FY20/21 included the roll out of Operating System (REH7,8 and Win Srv 19) and Database upgrades (12C, SQL Srv 19) to Army Hosting Environment (AHE), the migration of Official Sensitive and Secret applications to upgraded AHE, Remote Processing Application (RPA) for DIO, Joint Server Farm Cloud Migration, delivery of CFA services for efficiencies, implementation of Hybrid Cloud solution, technical upgrades to ADW databases (ODI, 12C), and continual delivery of multiple upgrades across ADS technology domains to maintain security

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c729db81-8f5b-4fe4-a432-03fac60c87cd |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Dec 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Nov 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Dec 2021 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,557,552 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,800,000 |
| 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 | 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 | BOXXE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72610000 - Computer support services

## Release History

- 15 Dec 2021 at 08:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c729db81-8f5b-4fe4-a432-03fac60c87cd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c729db81-8f5b-4fe4-a432-03fac60c87cd
  15th December 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f1549c7f-2e23-4a5d-b7ce-9b8b887a4b1f
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a8f0dc4c-3188-4839-b0f3-7d29c3997f3a
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2643fee9-9735-45dc-afd3-ea450972304e

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