--- title: "Cloud Hosting Services Framework" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02cade" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02cade" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02cade.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02cade.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED" published: "2021-07-21" --- # Cloud Hosting Services Framework Buyer: ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02cade [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02cade) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02cade.json) ## Summary Anglian Water Services Limited is currently conducting a tender for a Framework Agreement entitled "Cloud Hosting Services Framework", aimed at procuring computer-related services within the UK. The tender falls under the services category and includes a significant value of £31,000,000. The procurement method is selective, using a negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition. The tender period concludes on 23rd August 2021, with the second stage, inviting selected candidates, starting on 14th September 2021. This framework is intended to enable Anglian Water Services to secure scalable cloud hosting solutions, specifically Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS), for its operational needs. This tender presents exciting opportunities for businesses specialising in cloud computing and related services to engage with a major player in the water industry. Companies equipped to provide infrastructure and platform-as-a-service solutions, ideally those with certifications for SAP HANA and relevant public cloud deployment models, will find this tender particularly suitable. With a maximum framework duration of four years and potential participation of four suppliers, this initiative is poised to foster competitive growth in the public cloud service sector while encouraging firms that meet the outlined technical requirements to participate actively. ## Notice Anglian Water Services as the contracting authority is putting in place a Framework Agreement for use by Anglian Water Services, which includes the compute services of IaaS and PaaS. This will be a route to market for Anglian Water Services 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 is to put in place a route for Anglian Water Services to buy their Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) requirements directly from the owners of public cloud platforms (Suppliers) for hosting of its applications suited to the cloud, including rapidly scalable infrastructure to host trials, proof of concepts and services on-demand without the need of procurement of capital hardware and support and maintenance and approved to cyber security standards. The scope is necessarily restricted to 'pure' compute requirements which do not require additional professional services. The services can most simply and usefully be thought of as a commodity 'utility' service where Anglian Water connect to and use the Supplier's platform and processing resources for their own requirements. Examples include the cloud hosting of an ERP system such as SAP S/4HANA and other applications used by Anglian Water, and particularly the ability for the services to provide multi-cloud capability. Bidders should note the following key requirements to participate in the procurement of this framework agreement: 1) you must be in sole control of: (a) all the hardware and operating systems in the provision of your PaaS services; and (b) all hardware (virtual or dedicated hardware) in the provision of your IaaS services? 2) you must use the Public Cloud Deployment Model here: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-145.pdf to provide the services; 3) you must be able to offer a minimum platform availability of 99.9 % across an all day every day baseline; 4) you must be able to provide the Services using compute resources and infrastructure based in the UK and EEA, 5) where hosting SAP (for SAP hosting contracts), you must have a valid Hardware and IaaS Certification for SAP HANA and have evidence of such Certification from SAP. This Certification must be maintained for the duration of the Framework. 6) you must be able to charge and invoice in pounds sterling. The full scope of services is available in the procurement documentation. Additional information: please note the duration of the framework agreement will be a maximum of 48 months, with the first term being 48 months, with a possible extension of 2 (two) 24-month periods. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017264-2021 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Jul 2021 | | Submission deadline | 23 Aug 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £31,000,000 | | Lots value | £31,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED | | Locality | HUNTINGDON | | Post town | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE29 6XU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC | | Local authority | Huntingdonshire | | Electoral ward | Huntingdon North | | Westminster constituency | Huntingdon | | Delivery location | TLH1 East Anglia | ## 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 - 48211000 - Platform interconnectivity software package - 48620000 - Operating systems - 72212211 - Platform interconnectivity software development services - 72212620 - Mainframe operating system software development services - 72317000 - Data storage services - 72322000 - Data management services - 72421000 - Internet or intranet client application development services - 72500000 - Computer-related services - 72611000 - Technical computer support services ## Release History - 21 Jul 2021 at 15:23 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017264-2021 ## Notice URLs - https://esourcing.scanmarket.com/publicevents/list?comId=3004&ccsum=57aa08f02740e2c172f509ae0fa4807a&type=all - https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-145.pdf - https://www.anglianwater.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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