G-Cloud 13
A Tender Notice
by THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Services)
- Duration
- 1 year
- Value
- £4B
- Sector
- TECHNOLOGY
- Published
- 08 Mar 2022
- Delivery
- To 22 Mar 2025 (est.)
- Deadline
- 18 May 2022 14:00
Concepts
Location
United Kingdom:
1 buyer
Description
Crown Commercial Service as the Contracting Authority is putting in place a 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, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies, NHS bodies, local authorities and universities. The maximum initial duration of any call-off contract that may be placed by an eligible contracting authorities is 36 months with one extension allowed, up to 12 months. G-Cloud services, available via the digital platform, will require frequent procurement refreshes to bring on new suppliers and services. 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.
Lot Division
| 1 | Cloud Hosting
Cloud hosting services sold through G-Cloud are cloud platform or infrastructure Services that can help buyers do at least one of the following: Deploy, manage and run software, provision and use processing, storage or networking resources. Buyers only need to pay for what they use. The G-Cloud cloud hosting lot is equivalent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) definitions of ‘Platform as a Service’ and ‘Infrastructure as a Service’: http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-145.pdf G-Cloud cloud hosting suppliers will provide services in at least one of these categories: Archiving, backup and disaster recovery Compute and application hosting Container service Content delivery network Cyber security Database Data warehousing NoSQL database Relational database Load balancing Logging and analysis Message queuing and processing Networking (including Network as a Service) Platform as a Service (PaaS) Infrastructure and platform security Distributed denial of service attack (DDOS) protection Firewall Service intrusion detection Protective monitoring Search Storage Block storage Object storage. This Lot is for Direct Award only. No Further competition is permissible. |
| 2 | Cloud Software
Cloud Software Services sold through G-Cloud are applications that are accessed over the internet and hosted in the cloud. Buyers only need to pay for what they use. The G-Cloud cloud software lot is equivalent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) definition of Software as a Service: http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-145.pdf G-Cloud cloud software suppliers will provide cloud software services in at least one of these categories: Accounting and finance Analytics and business intelligence Application security Collaborative working Creative, design and publishing Customer relationship management (CRM) Cyber security Electronic document and records management (EDRM) Healthcare Human resources and employee management Information and communication technology (ICT) Legal and enforcement Marketing Operations management Project management and planning Sales Schools, education and libraries Software development tools Transport and logistics This Lot is for Direct Award only. No Further competition is permissible. |
| 3 | Cloud Support
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; and Ongoing support - Support user needs by providing help before, during and after service delivery This Lot is for Direct Award only. No Further competition is permissible. |
Renewal Options
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.
CPV Codes
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72300000 - Data services
- 72400000 - Internet services
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72500000 - Computer-related services
Indicators
- Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
- This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
- Renewals are available.
- Professional qualifications are sought.
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** As part of this contract notice the following documents can be accessed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52e2fd33-e6f3-4a4c-8697-d25ab7... 1) Contract notice transparency information for the agreement; 2) Contract notice authorised customer list; 3) Rights reserved for CCS framework. On 2.4.2014 Government introduced its Government Security Classifications (GSC) scheme which replaced Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All bidders should make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact this requirement. This link provides information on the GSC at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications Cyber Essentials is a mandatory requirement for Central Government contracts which involve handling personal information or provide certain ICT products/services. Government is taking steps to reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders must be able to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials, for services under and in connection with this procurement. Some purchases under this framework Agreement may have requirements that can be met under this Framework Agreement but the purchase of which may be exempt from the Procurement Regulations (as defined in Attachment 1 – About the framework within the invitation to tender documentation). In such cases, Call-offs from this Framework will be unregulated purchases for the purposes of the Procurement Regulations, and the buyers may, at their discretion, modify the terms of the Framework and any Call-off Contracts to reflect that buyer’s specific needs. PLEASE NOTE: All certificates issued prior to 1 April 2020 or before 30 June 2020 on the existing scheme are valid until 30 June 2021. This includes those issued by Accreditation Bodies other than IASME. On 30 June 2021, any certificate issued under the old scheme will expire. Refer to https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/information/cyber-essentials-faqs for more information. Registering for access: This procurement will be managed electronically via the Digital Marketplace. This will be the route for sharing all information and communicating with bidders. For assistance relating to how to log in to Digital MarketPlace please contact the Crown Commercial Service service desk operated by email at cloud_digital@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-031f8a
- FTS 006385-2022