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title: "G-Cloud 13 Lot 4"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-031f89"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE"
published: "2022-12-23"
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# G-Cloud 13 Lot 4

Buyer: THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-031f89

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## Summary

The contracting process involves the procurement of IT services under the G-Cloud 13 Lot 4 framework agreement by the Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service. The procurement stage is complete, with a contract award dated 29th November 2022, valued at £1 billion GBP. This tender opportunity is in the services category, focusing on cloud support services, and the location is in the UK. The framework allows for ongoing competitions with a focus on quality and price criteria. The main procurement method used is the open procedure.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses offering IT services, consulting, software development, and internet support to compete for contracts in providing cloud support services. Suitable businesses must have the capability to provide planning, setup and migration, security services, quality assurance, performance testing, training, and ongoing support. Interested businesses should align with the requirements of the G-Cloud 13 Lot 4 framework agreement and adhere to the Cyber Essentials scheme for mandatory cyber security standards. Therefore, businesses in the IT industry with expertise in cloud services and a focus on quality assurance are well-suited to participate in this competitive procurement process.

## Notice

Lot 4 is designed for customers to further compete their requirements for Cloud Support Services to help them transition to cloud software or hosting services, as per the following categories: Suppliers have capability to provide services in all of the following capabilities; Planning - the provision of planning services to enable customers to move to cloud software and/or hosting services. Setup and Migration- the provision of setup and migration services which involves the process of consolidating and transferring a collection of workloads. Workloads can include emails, files, calendars, document types, related metadata, instant messages, applications, user permissions, compound structure and linked components. Security services - Maintain the confidentiality, integrity and availability of services and information, and protect services against threats. Quality assurance and performance testing - Continuously ensure that a service does what it's supposed to do to meet user needs efficiently and reliably. Training Ongoing support - Support user needs by providing help before, during and after service delivery.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Suppliers have capability to provide services in all of the following capabilities; Planning - the provision of planning services to enable customers to move to cloud software and/or hosting services; Setup and Migration- the provision of setup and migration services which involves the process of consolidating and transferring a collection of workloads. Workloads can include emails, files, calendars, document types, related metadata, instant messages, applications, user permissions, compound structure and linked components. Security services - Maintain the confidentiality, integrity and availability of services and information, and protect services against threats. Quality assurance and performance testing - Continuously ensure that a service does what it's supposed to do to meet user needs efficiently and reliably. Training Ongoing support - Support user needs by providing help before, during and after service delivery. Additional information: The professionals used in the delivery of these services must align with the SFIA role profiles. This lot is for further competition only and no Direct Award is permissible.

Renewal: The Framework Agreement duration is for 12 months however the Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the duration of this Framework Agreement for any period up to a maximum of twelve (12) months from the expiry of the Initial Term

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036514-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 18 May 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,000,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,000,000,000 |

## 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 | 1 |
| Supplier names | A FULL LIST OF SUCCESSFUL SUPPLIERS CAN BE FOUND ON CONTRACTS FINDER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72300000 - Data services
- 72400000 - Internet services

## Release History

- 23 Dec 2022 at 11:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036514-2022
- 8 Mar 2022 at 22:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006384-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9dc04c79-6911-4360-8b0f-d73b25b56536
- https://www.gov.uk/ccs
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications

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