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title: "Cloud Compute"
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# Cloud Compute

Buyer: THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b40f

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## Summary

The Crown Commercial Service, representing the UK Government, has awarded a framework contract titled "Cloud Compute" primarily for computer-related services. This procurement process aims to meet the scalable cloud hosting requirements of UK public sector organisations, including Central Government Departments, NHS bodies, and Local Authorities. The contract was initiated on 5th May 2021 with a planned duration of up to 48 months. The procurement was conducted through an open procedure, allowing a broad range of suppliers to bid for a place within the framework.

This framework presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in cloud services, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS) solutions. Companies that can demonstrate compliance with Cyber Essentials and offer a platform availability of 99.9% are well-positioned to compete in this tender. Both large-scale organisations and small to medium enterprises (SMEs) can participate, with the tender already attracting multiple successful suppliers from diverse backgrounds, thereby suggesting a competitive environment ripe for innovation and growth.

## Notice

Crown Commercial Service as the contracting authority has put in place a Pan Government Collaborative Framework Agreement for use by UK public sector bodies identified at VI.3) (and any future successors to these organisations), which include Central Government Departments and their Arm's Length Bodies and Agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies and Local Authorities. This will be a route to market for eligible user organisations to procure their scalable cloud hosting requirements as more specifically described in section II.2.4.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The main purpose of this Framework Agreement was to put in place a route for UK public sector organisations (Buyers) to buy their Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) requirements directly from the owners of public cloud platforms (Suppliers). The scope is necessarily restricted to 'pure' compute requirements which do not require additional services such as design, detailed configuration, tailoring or any ongoing management or professional services to assist with data migration in/out. The Services can most simply and usefully be thought of as a commodity 'utility' service where Buyers connect to and and use the Supplier's platform and processing resources for their own requirements, subject to acceptable use policies and compliance with Law. Examples could include the development of new software applications or to manipulate large sets of data such as weather prediction or modelling medical scenarios, and particularly the ability for the services to be rapidly scalable at short notice. This Framework Agreement will offer self-serve functionality to Buyers with the protection of appropriate and robust contract conditions which have been specially developed for this purpose. Bidders were required to meet the following key requirements to have participated in the procurement of this Framework Agreement: 1. Full and exclusive control of the infrastructure which underpins the platform used to provide the Services 2. They must use the Public Cloud Deployment Model here: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-145.pdf to provide the Services 3. They must be capable of providing the Services primarily from within the UK (where specifically required by Buyers) 4. They must be able to offer a platform availability of 99.9% across an all day every day baseline 5. They must provide one example of a contract where you have delivered services using the Public Cloud Deployment Model to a customer organisation (public or private sector) in Europe during the last three years Please refer to Framework Schedule 2 (Services) for the full scope of the Services. Additional information: With reference to II.2.7 please note the duration of the Framework Agreement will be a maximum of 48 months, with the first term being 24 months, with a possible extension of 2 (two) 12-month periods.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011421-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 May 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 May 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £822,500,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 9PP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | City Centre North |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 9 |
| Supplier names | AWS EMEA; FORDWAY SOLUTIONS; FRONTIER TECHNOLOGY; GOOGLE COMMERCE; IBM UNITED KINGDOM; MICROSOFT; ORACLE; UKCLOUD; UKFAST.NET |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 30211100 - Super computer
- 30211300 - Computer platforms
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48211000 - Platform interconnectivity software package
- 48620000 - Operating systems
- 72212211 - Platform interconnectivity software development services
- 72212620 - Mainframe operating system software development services
- 72300000 - Data services
- 72310000 - Data-processing services
- 72311300 - Computer time-sharing services
- 72317000 - Data storage services
- 72322000 - Data management services
- 72416000 - Application service providers
- 72421000 - Internet or intranet client application development services
- 72422000 - Internet or intranet server application development services
- 72500000 - Computer-related services
- 72611000 - Technical computer support services

## Release History

- 21 May 2021 at 21:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011421-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-145.pdf
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:586978-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf6933db-6025-4eea-b9de-24b2041bfdbc
- https://www.gov.uk/ccs
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-

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