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title: "RM1069 Crown Hosting"
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# RM1069 Crown Hosting

Buyer: CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d772338d-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The Crown Commercial Service is overseeing the RM1069 Crown Hosting tender, which relates to the procurement of Data Centre Colocation Services essential for housing physical computing infrastructure across multiple locations. This procurement is classified under the industry category of "Systems and technical consultancy services" and is located in the UK. The procurement process is currently complete, having been carried out through a selective method involving a negotiated procedure. The contract period commenced on 16th March 2015 and concluded on 16th March 2019, with a total estimated value of £700 million.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for companies specialising in data centre services, IT infrastructure, and related technical consulting. Businesses with capabilities in energy management, physical security, and connectivity for data centres would be particularly well-suited to consider bidding. Given the framework agreement's provision for extension, there may be further opportunities for engagement in this sector as governmental infrastructure needs evolve.

## Notice

This agreement relates to the provision of Data Centre space and the related services (energy, cooling, connectivity and physical security) necessary to house and provide an operating environment for physical computing infrastructure ("Data Centre Colocation Services") from at least two separate locations subject to appropriate minimum separation requirements. The Cabinet Office ("CO"), acting as the Contracting Authority, and Government Digital Service ("GDS") on behalf of HM Government has secured a private sector partner (the "Facilities Partner") to subscribe for a majority shareholding (up to 75% less one share) in "DatacentreCo", a new private company limited by shares established by the Cabinet Office to provide Data Centre Colocation Services. The operating environment is to be capable of housing computer infrastructure that initially handles information with UK Government security classification "OFFICIAL" but there may be a future requirement for Data Centre Colocation Services that can handle information with "SECRET" and "TOP SECRET" security classification. The provision of SECRET and TOP SECRET would be subject to separate security accreditation. The Facilities Partner will acquire and hold equity share capital in DatacentreCo through a Shareholders' and Subscription Agreement, Articles of Association and other relevant documents. HM Government intends to retain a significant minority shareholding in DatacentreCo (anticipated to be a minimum of 25%+1 share). Under HM Government's Cloud First policy (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-adopts-cloud-first-policy-for-public-sector-it ) the hosting of many existing and new applications will move to the public cloud over the next few years. DatacentreCo will support and compliment this policy by providing "legacy" (non -public cloud) hosting for applications not suitable or not ready for cloud hosting or for which conversion to cloud readiness would be uneconomic. A single supplier Framework Agreement has been established between Cabinet Office and DatacentreCo for a period of 4 years. Call Off Contracts awarded under the Framework Agreement may be awarded for a period of up to 5 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 years. A more extensive description is available in the previously issued Contract Notice, which has been included in the attachments.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d4c107d-932d-4295-9a90-62a885b3e658 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Mar 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Dec 2014 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Mar 2015 |
| Contract period | 16 Mar 2015 - 16 Mar 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £700,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| 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 | CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2HQ |
| 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 | ARK DATA CENTRES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 30236000 - Miscellaneous computer equipment
- 30237000 - Parts, accessories and supplies for computers
- 32400000 - Networks
- 48821000 - Network servers
- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
- 72514000 - Computer facilities management services
- 72700000 - Computer network services

## Release History

- 21 Mar 2019 at 14:25 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d4c107d-932d-4295-9a90-62a885b3e658
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d4c107d-932d-4295-9a90-62a885b3e658

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d4c107d-932d-4295-9a90-62a885b3e658
  21st March 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0891f34b-8547-4759-81f8-f309eb4817db
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 6.9
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/bd6d696a-5d78-453b-b046-6ff5a31ae340
  RM1069 Schedule 3.3 to standard Terms
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1aa6f051-b4e5-4fa4-8a28-d848254136d9
  RM1069 Framework Agreement Terms
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6ac0da4a-aa78-48c8-ac67-38985f0954b4
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 6.1
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0cb2ab4e-ecb5-474a-ab77-6b042c66107b
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 3.3
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ab7db8ba-4be4-4704-9d43-96ccce4d471c
  RM1069 Schedule 4.3 to Standard Terms
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0981c604-d5af-4a41-9007-400c9d81a119
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 3.4
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/68dc169c-8e27-4bad-b582-8598a03dc700
  RM1069 Schedule 4.2 to Standard Terms
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b7ef4bfc-bbcf-4c5c-8d2f-252f8ba3406a
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 6.7 Annex
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b9ce473e-ce1e-4066-a029-4860f2085efa
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 6.7
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d0969284-945b-4c58-ac9d-60c1f56c249a
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 6.6
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/87f13e5b-c74b-4bd5-b03c-74859fca60ef
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 5.1
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0cf6f7de-3509-4497-8581-a12512967494
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 3.8
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/02b58f0b-af21-48d9-9904-d10abc13037d
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 4.1
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ee0920e6-aaca-47bc-82e7-59df98f9b1f4
  RM1069 Schedule 3.4 Annex to Standard Terms
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ef037a90-bb0d-4f58-94f1-e30d11220577
  RM1069 Framework schedule 5.3
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b25c46ee-a3cf-4a50-9c3d-719836a1144d
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 1
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f16ebdee-b0ac-455c-91ed-ca91e7051db6
  RM1069 Schedule 5.1 to Standard Terms
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/be505fa9-123f-4423-8a26-f98dfc5af79b
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 4.3
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/eb3f5ca1-27e2-47cf-84a9-c3591e1e4325
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 4.2
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/aeb92c9c-fc88-4f32-94de-e014494b1c04
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 6.3
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7bb4f47e-e618-4e39-9ebb-bee75606098e
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 3.7
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/bfe251fc-e4df-41f5-a61f-e2ae97bebd08
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 6.4
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3819fc8f-f5da-4cb7-8268-7342bb57dd06
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 3.6
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/392c3db5-e269-480c-ba2d-f31c99913079
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 4.4
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/72dba02d-9fdf-49bb-9b20-fd95a13cc8c1
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 7
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e723e5ce-16fe-44a1-b222-7a1736bf1125
  RM1069 Contract Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c08fc923-16d8-44d1-be02-315ce3c3ce13
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 3.2
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/89c1d701-6684-45a1-a243-34202940bbc4
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 3.1
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ab12a7dc-3979-456d-aa9b-e460faabf961
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 5.2
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/72299658-a3a7-4401-896d-4b429a3d2ca2
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 2.2
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/122927b7-b59c-47b3-975f-19444d07cfc3
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 6.8
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8800e839-7363-47ad-8cb6-b40d42cc3b0e
  RM1069 Schedule 3.4 to Standard Terms (Main Text)
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/97e5bd69-0461-4ecd-b9d9-d997729f0e62
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 3.5
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e18deae8-2121-45c9-b311-127e788b943e
  RM1069 Schedule 3.1 to Standard Terms
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0fba8595-ccd5-468b-b0ed-2cd976c0f314
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 6.2
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/82fba3c3-799b-4e03-8536-cfc25dc71266
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 2.1
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fd51ddda-e6c1-40e1-acb8-ebf307ec1ed4
  RM1069 Standard Terms
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7aecc252-feab-41a9-a0d0-5f2b059d0ed8
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 6.5
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b49f26a7-e73c-43cf-9522-29b40ce01b74
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 6.9
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/26ec62fc-9eff-4f5f-b186-278e7c33b271
  RM1069 Schedule 3.3 to standard Terms
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c5d7cacf-9e2a-4b76-9b15-5308b606758b
  RM1069 Framework Agreement Terms
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/dc392b8e-15e5-4c60-928d-dab51554de44
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 6.1
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/aff982be-f249-42cc-aa51-cd3289512731
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 3.3
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/185c8362-3293-4c10-97ba-413995f0b415
  RM1069 Schedule 4.3 to Standard Terms
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1a39d019-65cf-4d55-ae67-da3dbc86b988
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 3.4
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5c89c3d7-2228-4d7d-9d60-50f5e5a3bf2c
  RM1069 Schedule 4.2 to Standard Terms
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/dfbc14aa-ab7f-41d7-8c35-5ca62abfaab1
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 6.7 Annex
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4d33b2cc-e14f-4b38-a027-2aabf6a2f28e
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 6.7
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d26fc16d-eaea-4e35-8014-bbf2abe87014
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 6.6
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/792c8055-f6d5-4a4b-b51f-aaa22a815886
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 5.1
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d850cc3a-21d7-4f5a-8fb9-749064783477
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 3.8
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5771df67-c185-4d06-8633-1b98221c2421
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 4.1
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1160f631-3328-4c7f-a930-bd7d148b402b
  RM1069 Schedule 3.4 Annex to Standard Terms
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/da4c0d1c-cac3-4e3e-8b3c-925c16c7a5be
  RM1069 Framework schedule 5.3
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a5c5176d-3bd4-443d-a06d-7fb100463e46
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 1
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/feb832d5-234d-4000-bb4d-67159e185ea9
  RM1069 Schedule 5.1 to Standard Terms
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/55650e55-ac2f-411f-8adb-67ba4fc2c360
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 4.3
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5f00b0a6-6b04-4dd0-8e9f-b6ac588c431d
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 4.2
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/bb1d09b0-1b00-497c-b75c-6b634413755b
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 6.3
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/22317d9d-9e27-41b4-bf1d-d3522caf4fea
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 3.7
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/87ae8261-a104-4622-a4d2-cdfc2460606e
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 6.4
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/108564eb-98e4-43e2-a2ef-bb1276d42f28
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 3.6
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2d5c1f47-911c-4c08-99ca-1d32f7dbdcd0
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 4.4
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fbc2c085-b6c2-468f-a762-a813e3239371
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 7
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/df5e5faa-7f91-4858-b329-b2279c78c4db
  RM1069 Contract Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f30be976-e7c7-4aaf-bc8f-aaa6806e74f9
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 3.2
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/614783ad-b99c-4890-9335-b1bf6a5d89ac
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 3.1
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e7db7e9b-e430-4bad-b801-411002a3ac48
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 5.2
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/adeba278-1db1-4e08-a1bc-4397b2f6865f
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 2.2
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1dd0ceac-52a3-4904-b158-e8fc6b85c77a
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 6.8
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/21faf5c2-a18a-4da3-953e-1824e30d6b92
  RM1069 Schedule 3.4 to Standard Terms (Main Text)
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/054729fc-026d-431b-8853-7ea7882e58c6
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 3.5
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a709ae76-4ae3-4b1d-89d0-450f6139dd11
  RM1069 Schedule 3.1 to Standard Terms
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2ec43a8f-d1ad-460b-a4d7-d50608d0ef0a
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 6.2
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a02a9b1a-af23-4463-87e9-d8d8e200f102
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 2.1
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/642f5446-5ea3-4d73-9062-37c4cbd064f6
  RM1069 Standard Terms
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/860c4c51-afbe-4d53-93f3-aa3854b0b111
  RM1069 Framework Schedule 6.5

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-adopts-cloud-first-policy-for-public-sector-it

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