Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-04-17
Buyer: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48000000 | 72000000
Estimated value: 600000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-05-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: 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 Arms Length Bodies and Agencies, Non-Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies and Local Authorities.
The above Public Sector Bodies have a need for a compliant Procurement Vehicle to access Cloud Computing Services.
The maximum initial duration of any Call-Off Contract that may be placed by an eligible Contracting Body is 24 months with two (2) extensions allowed, each of up to 12 months.
Potential Providers must respond to this G-Cloud 10 procurement via the Digital Marketplace. Full instructions on how to apply are explained at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/g-cloud-suppliers-guide #how-to-apply including the steps that Potential Providers need to take to offer services on the Digital Marketplace.
Cloud hosting Services must be cloud platform or infrastructure Services that can help buyers do at least 1 of:
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:
The Framework Agreement duration is for one (1) year. 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.
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:
G-Cloud cloud software Suppliers will provide cloud software Services in at least one of these categories:
The Framework Agreement duration is for one (1) year. 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.
Cloud Support services sold through G-Cloud can help buyers set up and maintain their cloud software.
A description for Additional Services must be included by the Supplier and it must be G-Cloud Service-related. Additional Services must help the Supplier with its main G-Cloud Services offering. Non-G-Cloud Services will be removed from the Digital Marketplace.
The Framework Agreement duration is for one (1) year. 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.
Participants will not be required to provide a deposit. No guarantees will be required at Framework Agreement level; Contracting Bodies may require a guarantee at Call-off stage but this will be stipulated in their Order Form.

Eligibility requirements: Participants will not be required to provide a deposit. No guarantees will be required at Framework Agreement level; Contracting Bodies may require a guarantee at Call-off stage but this will be stipulated in their Order Form.

Award value: 600000000