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Summary

OCID:
Published by:: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (CCS)
Authority ID:: AA77925
Publication date:: 16 January 2020
Deadline date:: 13 February 2023
Notice type:: Contract Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: N/A

Abstract

The supplier shall have the ability to provide quality assurance and testing for IT systems to central government and wider public sector departments.

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (CCS)

9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street

Liverpool

L3 9PP

Telephone: +44 3450103503

E-mail: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/crown-commercial-service

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Cyber Security 3

Reference number: RM3764.iii

II.1.2) Main CPV code

92700000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is setting up a dynamic purchasing system for a period of 36 months and is inviting bidders to request to participate for the cyber services 3 DPS. This DPS will provide central government and the wider public sector departments the opportunity to procure cyber services 3 from a range of suppliers. The DPS filters are for services, location, clearance and scalability. If you are successfully appointed to the DPS you will be invited by customers (buyers) to submit tenders for relevant services through a competition. This DPS remains open for any supplier to request to participate throughout its 36-month duration. CCS reserves the right to reduce, extend or terminate the DPS period at any time during its lifetime in accordance with the terms set out in the DPS Agreement.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 153 000 000.00 GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

72500000

72590000

72600000

72800000

72810000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The supplier shall have the ability to provide quality assurance and testing for IT systems to central government and wider public sector departments.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

Buyers may enter into a contract with a supplier for a period of their determining which may exceed the RM3764.iii Cyber services 3 DPS Agreement should this agreement be terminated at any time. The flexibility of the contracting period allows buyers to determine appropriate contracting timelines required to enable the supplier to meet customer needs.

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

Suppliers will be assessed on their response to the selection criteria in their request to participate for a place on RM3764.iii – Cyber services 3 DPS.

The procurement bid pack and registration details can be accessed via the following URL address:

https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps and be selecting the ‘Technology’ link.

Please read the DPS Needs document first for a full overview of the procurement process and read the instructions carefully.

To register for the RM3764.iii – Cyber services 3 DPS Agreement please select the ‘Access as a Supplier’ link which can be located at the URL address above.

An example of how to register for the DPS platform can be found at the following youtube generic guide:

https://youtu.be/1gMaIEIqEyY

Please note that to register you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. The procurement will be managed electronically via CCS.

The value provided in Section II.1.5) is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this DPS Agreement. This procurement offering does not guarantee any minimum spend and there will be no form of exclusivity or volume guarantee under this DPS.

As part of this contract notice the bid pack and the following documents can be accessed at the link provided below:

1) Contract notice authorised customer list;

2) Rights reserved for CCS DPS Agreement.

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0c16231-51f5-43e5-8a49-4aea3bbaffd0

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.2) Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 13/02/2023

Local time: 17:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3) Additional information

The value provided in Section II.1.5) is only an estimate. The authority cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this DPS Agreement. The authority expressly reserves the right:

(i) not to award any DPS Agreement as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and

(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition and in no circumstances will the buyer be liable for any costs incurred by the suppliers. We consider that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (‘TUPE’) may apply at the competition. It is the suppliers responsibility to take your own advice and consider whether TUPE is likely to apply in the particular circumstances of the contract and to act accordingly.

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 on this requirement.The link below to Gov.uk 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.