Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Ninth Floor, The Capital Building, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: info@crowncommercial.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/crown-commercial-service
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
Public Services Network (PSN) Core Services
Reference number: RM6167
II.1.2) Main CPV code
64000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has established a framework for the provision of public services network (PSN) core services which allows the government to send information electronically and securely. The framework will be used by or on behalf of the whole of the UK public sector and their associated bodies and agencies, the voluntary sector, charities and/or other private organisations acting as managing agents or procuring on behalf of the public sector delivering services of a public nature. The aim for this framework was to replace two core services currently provided by the Government GSI Convergence Framework (GCF) and was to be delivered under two lots (Lot 1: PSN Domain Name System (DNS) services and Lot 2: PSN Email Relay (including hygiene) services). Lot 2 has not been awarded only lot 1 has been awarded.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
30 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48800000
64000000
72000000
72212200
72300000
72400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
PSN domain name system (DNS) nameserver services which reconcile website names and their underlying IP addresses, reachable by entities connected to the PSN and presented on both the PSN and the internet. To be provided by the successful supplier under the framework contract to buyers and end customers as part of their deliverables under a call-off contract and whose specification is set out in framework Schedule 1 Part 1.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The framework contract is established from execution (signing of the framework contract) and the services will commence from the Service Go-Live Date. Prior to the Service Go-Live Date there will be an initial six (6) months which will allow for the implementation plan and testing stage during which the supplier will build/bespoke their solution and upon achieving a Migration Go-Live Date.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 031-073741
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: RM6167
Title: PSN DNS Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/06/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Nominet UK
Minerva House, Edmund Hadley Road, Oxford Science Park
Oxford
OX4 4DQ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 30 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: RM6167
Title: PSN Email Relay Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
As part of this contract notice the following documents can be accessed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7bac4d95-ba8e-4cb8-9072-e61411153c62
1) redacted commercial agreement,
2) list of successful suppliers.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Ninth Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: info@crowncommercial.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/07/2020