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Contract Award Notice

Web Filtering and Monitoring Framework

  • First published: 07 October 2020
  • Last modified: 07 October 2020
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Summary

OCID:
Published by:
Jisc Services Ltd
Authority ID:
AA71849
Publication date:
07 October 2020
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

This framework agreement is being established to support JSL’s customers and other users in purchasing a web filtering and/or monitoring solution for a maximum length of 4 years as a 2 + 1 + 1 term. These organisations will primarily be members of Jisc and/or those providing or supporting education, research or culture in the UK. The Janet Eligibility Policy outlines the types of organisation that are eligible to use the Janet network and its associated services. These can be summarised as:

• all institutions of higher or further education;

• all laboratories and other establishments of the Research Councils;

• the bodies funding higher and further education and research across the UK;

• local government authorities where these are providing broadband ICT services to schools, or commissioning these services from third parties;

• ‘Regional Broadband Consortia’ (RBCs)and any other vehicles created by local government authorities in England to aggregate the provision of broadband ICT services to schools;

• the equivalent bodies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland providing broadband ICT services to schools;

• individual schools, whether under local government control or with other governance;

• individual or groups of libraries, whether under local government control or with other governance;

• individual or groups of museums, whether under local government control or with other governance;

• any other bodies whose core purpose is the support or advancement of education or research.

Many of the above bodies are also members of higher and further education purchasing consortia. These are independent organisations that provide a wide range of collaborative purchase agreements to their member institutions through consensus and the common desire to maximise their purchasing power in the market place. Membership lists for existing higher and further education purchasing consortia may be found at:

• https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list

• http://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members

• http://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members

• http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/

• http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members

• https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members

• http://www.geant.net/About/Pages/home.aspx

• https://www.heanet.ie/about

Any member of one of these consortia will be eligible to access many of JSL’s services by virtue of its membership, as will members of any other similar purchasing consortium in higher or further education that might be formed during the lifetime of the hosting arrangement.

These organisations may also at their own discretion use JSL services in support of their outreach, technology transfer and associated activities in support of their missions. These activities are commonly referred to as ‘business and community engagement’.

Under the Janet Eligibility Policy, services may also be provided to the wider public sector and associated bodies whom are providing public services other than those relating to education or research, e.g. blue light services, courts, etc. At present these include local government authorities in England and Northern Ireland, Education Scotland, the Welsh Assembly Government and (to a limited extent) the NHS in England and Scotland.

The services are also available for use by any National Research and Education Network (NREN) and the community it serves where the NREN has either a direct connection to Janet or the NREN is a member at any time during the period of this framework of the consortium that operates GÉANT. GÉANT is the pan-European research and education network that interconnects Europe’s NRENs. A list of members of the GÉANT consortium (GÉANT Partners) may be found at the URL below. As HEAnet, the NREN of the Republic of Ireland, is connected both to Janet and is a member of the GÉANT consortium, the framework is available for use by HEAnet, its subsidiar

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Jisc Services Ltd

4 Portwall Lane

Bristol

BS1 6NB

UK

Contact person: Tony Claxton

E-mail: procurement@jisc.ac.uk

NUTS: UKK11

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.jisc.ac.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://tenders.jisc.ac.uk

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other: National Education and Research Network Provider

I.5) Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Web Filtering and Monitoring Framework

Reference number: Proc0781

II.1.2) Main CPV code

48220000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description

This framework is to cover a wide range of potential requirements and to compliment current/future services. The lots have been designed to operate independently of each other. Suppliers are welcome to bid for both lots. The questions for each lot remain the same and separate responses should be provided should both lots be bid for.

Lot 1: Predominantly Cloud-based Service

A web monitoring and filtering solution where the architecture is predominantly cloud-based i.e. local appliances do not provide the major elements of the service although an agent could be utilised.

Lot 2: Predominantly Local Appliance-based Service

A web monitoring and filtering solution where the architecture is predominantly local appliance-based i.e. cloud-based elements do not provide the major elements of the service although remote updates could be utilised.

This framework agreement is available to JSL’s members and other users/establishments in purchasing a web filtering and/or monitoring solution.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 5 000 000.00  GBP

II.2) Description

Lot No: 1

II.2.1) Title

Predominantly Cloud-based Service

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

72400000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

This framework agreement is being established to support JSL’s customers and other users in purchasing a web filtering and/or monitoring solution for a maximum length of 4 years as a 2 + 1 + 1 term. These organisations will primarily be members of Jisc and/or those providing or supporting education, research or culture in the UK. The Janet Eligibility Policy outlines the types of organisation that are eligible to use the Janet network and its associated services. These can be summarised as:

• all institutions of higher or further education;

• all laboratories and other establishments of the Research Councils;

• the bodies funding higher and further education and research across the UK;

• local government authorities where these are providing broadband ICT services to schools, or commissioning these services from third parties;

• ‘Regional Broadband Consortia’ (RBCs)and any other vehicles created by local government authorities in England to aggregate the provision of broadband ICT services to schools;

• the equivalent bodies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland providing broadband ICT services to schools;

• individual schools, whether under local government control or with other governance;

• individual or groups of libraries, whether under local government control or with other governance;

• individual or groups of museums, whether under local government control or with other governance;

• any other bodies whose core purpose is the support or advancement of education or research.

Many of the above bodies are also members of higher and further education purchasing consortia. These are independent organisations that provide a wide range of collaborative purchase agreements to their member institutions through consensus and the common desire to maximise their purchasing power in the market place. Membership lists for existing higher and further education purchasing consortia may be found at:

• https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list

• http://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members

• http://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members

• http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/

• http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members

• https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members

• http://www.geant.net/About/Pages/home.aspx

• https://www.heanet.ie/about

Any member of one of these consortia will be eligible to access many of JSL’s services by virtue of its membership, as will members of any other similar purchasing consortium in higher or further education that might be formed during the lifetime of the hosting arrangement.

These organisations may also at their own discretion use JSL services in support of their outreach, technology transfer and associated activities in support of their missions. These activities are commonly referred to as ‘business and community engagement’.

Under the Janet Eligibility Policy, services may also be provided to the wider public sector and associated bodies whom are providing public services other than those relating to education or research, e.g. blue light services, courts, etc. At present these include local government authorities in England and Northern Ireland, Education Scotland, the Welsh Assembly Government and (to a limited extent) the NHS in England and Scotland.

The services are also available for use by any National Research and Education Network (NREN) and the community it serves where the NREN has either a direct connection to Janet or the NREN is a member at any time during the period of this framework of the consortium that operates GÉANT. GÉANT is the pan-European research and education network that interconnects Europe’s NRENs. A list of members of the GÉANT consortium (GÉANT Partners) may be found at the URL below. As HEAnet, the NREN of the Republic of Ireland, is connected both to Janet and is a member of the GÉANT consortium, the framework is available for use by HEAnet, its subsidiaries, member institutions and customers to include schools serviced by the HEAnet school’s network.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Technical criteria / Weighting: 65

Price / Weighting:  35

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

Lot No: 2

II.2.1) Title

Predominantly Local Appliance-based Service

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

72400000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

This framework agreement is being established to support JSL’s customers and other users in purchasing a web filtering and/or monitoring solution for a maximum length of 4 years as a 2 + 1 + 1 term. These organisations will primarily be members of Jisc and/or those providing or supporting education, research or culture in the UK. The Janet Eligibility Policy outlines the types of organisation that are eligible to use the Janet network and its associated services. These can be summarised as:

• all institutions of higher or further education;

• all laboratories and other establishments of the Research Councils;

• the bodies funding higher and further education and research across the UK;

• local government authorities where these are providing broadband ICT services to schools, or commissioning these services from third parties;

• ‘Regional Broadband Consortia’ (RBCs)and any other vehicles created by local government authorities in England to aggregate the provision of broadband ICT services to schools;

• the equivalent bodies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland providing broadband ICT services to schools;

• individual schools, whether under local government control or with other governance;

• individual or groups of libraries, whether under local government control or with other governance;

• individual or groups of museums, whether under local government control or with other governance;

• any other bodies whose core purpose is the support or advancement of education or research.

Many of the above bodies are also members of higher and further education purchasing consortia. These are independent organisations that provide a wide range of collaborative purchase agreements to their member institutions through consensus and the common desire to maximise their purchasing power in the market place. Membership lists for existing higher and further education purchasing consortia may be found at:

• https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list

• http://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members

• http://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members

• http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/

• http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members

• https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members

• http://www.geant.net/About/Pages/home.aspx

• https://www.heanet.ie/about

Any member of one of these consortia will be eligible to access many of JSL’s services by virtue of its membership, as will members of any other similar purchasing consortium in higher or further education that might be formed during the lifetime of the hosting arrangement.

These organisations may also at their own discretion use JSL services in support of their outreach, technology transfer and associated activities in support of their missions. These activities are commonly referred to as ‘business and community engagement’.

Under the Janet Eligibility Policy, services may also be provided to the wider public sector and associated bodies whom are providing public services other than those relating to education or research, e.g. blue light services, courts, etc. At present these include local government authorities in England and Northern Ireland, Education Scotland, the Welsh Assembly Government and (to a limited extent) the NHS in England and Scotland.

The services are also available for use by any National Research and Education Network (NREN) and the community it serves where the NREN has either a direct connection to Janet or the NREN is a member at any time during the period of this framework of the consortium that operates GÉANT. GÉANT is the pan-European research and education network that interconnects Europe’s NRENs. A list of members of the GÉANT consortium (GÉANT Partners) may be found at the URL below. As HEAnet, the NREN of the Republic of Ireland, is connected both to Janet and is a member of the GÉANT consortium, the framework is available for use by HEAnet, its subsidiaries, member institutions and customers to include schools serviced by the HEAnet school’s network.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Technical criteria / Weighting: 65

Price / Weighting:  35

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

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 014-027690

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 1

Contract No: 1

Title: Predominantly Cloud-based Service

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

25/09/2020

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 9

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Netsweeper Ltd

High Wycombe

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:

Total value of the contract/lot: : 5 000 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 1

Contract No: 2

Title: Predominantly Cloud-based Service

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

25/09/2020

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 9

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Lightspeed Systems (Europe) Ltd

Chelmsford

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:

Total value of the contract/lot: : 5 000 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 1

Contract No: 3

Title: Predominantly Cloud-based Service

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

25/09/2020

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 9

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Software Box Ltd

York

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:

Total value of the contract/lot: : 5 000 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 1

Contract No: 4

Title: Predominantly Cloud-based Service

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

25/09/2020

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 9

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

iboss Network Security Ltd

London

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:

Total value of the contract/lot: : 5 000 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 2

Contract No: 1

Title: Predominantly Local Appliance-based Service

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

25/09/2020

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 13

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Netsweeper Ltd

High Wycombe

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:

Total value of the contract/lot: : 5 000 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 2

Contract No: 2

Title: Predominantly Local Appliance-based Service

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

25/09/2020

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 13

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

KHIPU Networks Ltd

Fleet

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:

Total value of the contract/lot: : 5 000 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 2

Contract No: 3

Title: Predominantly Local Appliance-based Service

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

25/09/2020

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 13

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Exponential-e Ltd

London

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:

Total value of the contract/lot: : 5 000 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 2

Contract No: 4

Title: Predominantly Local Appliance-based Service

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

25/09/2020

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 13

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Pinacl Solutions UK Ltd

St Asaph

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:

Total value of the contract/lot: : 5 000 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 2

Contract No: 5

Title: Predominantly Local Appliance-based Service

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

25/09/2020

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 13

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

ePic Network Support Ltd

Luton

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:

Total value of the contract/lot: : 5 000 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

Figure of GBP 5 000 000 is based on both lots for the maximum duration of the framework (4 years).

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Jisc Services Ltd

4 Portwall Lane

Bristol

BS1 6NB

UK

E-mail: Procurement@Jisc.ac.uk

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Jisc Services Ltd has incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to suppliers. This notification provides information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for suppliers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 article 91 provides for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court(England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

30/09/2020

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
48220000 Internet and intranet software package Networking, Internet and intranet software package
72400000 Internet services IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

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The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
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Main contact:
procurement@jisc.ac.uk
Admin contact:
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Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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