--- title: "SPS-02144 Provision of Support and Maintenance of the SPS F5 Infrastructure" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000767360" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000767360" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000767360.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000767360.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SCOTTISH PRISON SERVICE" published: "2024-05-23" --- # SPS-02144 Provision of Support and Maintenance of the SPS F5 Infrastructure Buyer: SCOTTISH PRISON SERVICE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000767360 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000767360) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000767360.json) ## Summary The Scottish Prison Service is inviting tenders for the provision of support and maintenance of the SPS F5 Infrastructure. The procurement process stage is currently active, with a tender deadline of June 12, 2024. The SPS operates in the public order and safety industry category and is located in Edinburgh, UK. Businesses in the services sector, especially those with expertise in IT infrastructure maintenance, are well-suited to compete for this contract. This tender opportunity with the Scottish Prison Service presents a chance for businesses to secure a contract in the public safety sector by providing support and maintenance services for existing IT infrastructure. The procurement method is an open procedure, and interested parties can submit electronic submissions by the specified deadline. The relevant procurement documents and evaluation criteria are available on the Public Contracts Scotland website for further details and participation. ## Notice The SPScurrently has 4 F5 BIG-IP 3900s in use across its Estate and 4 F5 BIG-IP Virtual machines running on Microsoft Hyper-V for its De-militarized zone environment. The purpose of this Contract is to provide maintenance and support services for the F5 infrastructure to the standards detailed in the Specification. For the avoidance of doubt, there is no requirement for any new hardware as part of this Contract. This shall provide a maintenance and support service for the existing infrastructure only. The SPS currently operates two data centres in the West and East of Scotland, with two physical F5's in an active-passive configuration and two virtual machines in each data centre. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The SPS has commenced this procurement process in good faith and with the intention of awarding a contract. Following publication of the Contract Notice, an Invitation to Tender (ITT) including the Single Procurement Document (SPD (Scotland)) will be published by SPS and will be made available to bidders on Public Contract Scotland - Tender. Tender responses will then be evaluated by the SPS in accordance with the ITT. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY505806 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | 12 Jun 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | 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 | SCOTTISH PRISON SERVICE | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Post town | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH12 9DJ | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh | | Local authority | City of Edinburgh | | Electoral ward | Drum Brae/Gyle | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh West | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72222300 - Information technology services ## Release History - 23 May 2024 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY505806 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY505806 SPS-02144 Provision of Support and Maintenance of the SPS F5 Infrastructure - The SPScurrently has 4 F5 BIG-IP 3900s in use across its Estate and 4 F5 BIG-IP Virtual machines running on Microsoft Hyper-V for its De-militarized zone environment. The purpose of this Contract is to provide maintenance and support services for the F5 infrastructure to the standards detailed in the Specification. For the avoidance of doubt, there is no requirement for any new hardware as part of this Contract. This shall provide a maintenance and support service for the existing infrastructure only. The SPS currently operates two data centres in the West and East of Scotland, with two physical F5's in an active-passive configuration and two virtual machines in each data centre. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 - http://www.sps.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000767360 - https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000767360. 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