Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
DVLA
Longview Road, Morriston
Swansea
SA6 7JL
UK
Contact person: Dale Best
E-mail: dale.best@dvla.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL18
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/driver-and-vehicle-licensing-agency
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Central Government
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of SANS Online Training and GIAC Certification
Reference number: PS/19/32
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The requirement is specifically for the procurement of the ‘SANS Voucher Program’ from SANS. The voucher program allows for DVLA to manage a ‘voucher account’ to utilise their funds to facilitate the booking and scheduling of SANS training courses and GIAC Certification exams listed in section 5, via an online tool.
Training will be undertaken by delegates from the convenience of their computer, at a pace that suits their training style, and must be delivered within the time frame stated.
Certification exams will be undertaken at a pearson vue examination centre.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
132 871.96
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL18
Main site or place of performance:
Swansea.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The requirement is to provide Security Operations Centre (SOC) staff with high quality training with provision of SANS specialist technical training and GIAC certification (mandatory to the SOC role). This is needed to validate their capability and associated skill sets as part of their continued professional development, while meeting the needs of Cyber Security Services to deliver enterprise class security, which is robust and scalable to meet demands to address the threat by providing enterprise class services to DVLA and other parts of the UK Government.
The required SANS courses are pre-requisite courses to prepare delegates to undertake the GIAC certifications.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Criterion 1
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Criterion 1
/ Weighting: 30
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Currently no other suppliers exist who have been approved by SANS to deliver the training courses specified in the manner we require. Therefore single tender approval was granted under justification 32(2) (b).
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PS/19/32
Title: Provision of SANS Online Training and GIAC Certification
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/06/2019
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
SANS Institute
11200 Rockville Pike
Maryland
US
NUTS: UKL18
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 132 871.96
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://dft.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=404534360
Go Reference: GO-201966-PRO-14968043
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency
Swansea
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/06/2019