Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-03-07
Buyer: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48000000 | 72000000 | 72300000 | 72500000
Estimated value: 400000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-04-11
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Crown Commercial Service as the Contracting Authority is putting in place a Framework 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 Arm's 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 extensions allowed, each of up to 12 months.
G-Cloud services, available via the Digital Marketplace, will require frequent procurement refreshes to bring on new suppliers and services. New iterations of this Framework are being considered at a varying frequency of 6-12 months depending on demand and/or availability of new services as the IT Cloud market develops. Potential Providers are recommended to respond to this Invitation to Tender to ensure services are displayed in the optimum manner on the Digital Marketplace. Potential Providers must respond to this G-Cloud 9 procurement via the Digital Marketplace and details of how to register are detailed at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/g-cloud-suppliers-guide#how-to-apply Potential Providers must register on the Digital Marketplace. Full instructions on how to register are detailed at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/g-cloud-suppliers-guide#how-to-apply
Full instructions are detailed at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/g-cloud-suppliers-guide#how-to-apply and details 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:
Cloud hosting Services sold through G-Cloud are cloud platform or infrastructure Services that can help buyers do at least one 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’: http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-145.pdf
The Framework Agreement duration is for 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.
The maximum initial duration of any Call-Off Contract that may be placed by an eligible Contracting Body is 24 months with two extensions allowed, each of up to 12 months.
Cloud software Services must be applications that are accessed over the internet and hosted in the cloud.
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: http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-145.pdf
G-Cloud cloud software Suppliers will provide cloud software Services in at least one of these categories:
The Framework Agreement duration is for 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.

Eligibility requirements: Potential Providers will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of Chapter 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, as amended, on the basis of information provided in response to an Invitation to Tender. This G-Cloud 9 procurement will be responded to via the Digital Marketplace (accessed here: https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk) and details of how to register are detailed at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/g-cloud-suppliers-guide#how-to-apply; Potential Providers must register on the Digital Marketplace. 1. Create, or log into, an account on the Digital Marketplace homepage https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk (this is only required once for all tenders on the platform) — Click on ‘Log into existing supplier account’ or ‘Create new supplier account’. To create a new supplier account, you will need to provide your company's head office DUNS number, Companies House number (if you have one), and contact details. 2. Register your interest in becoming a G-Cloud 9 supplier — Log in to the Digital Marketplace. Click the ‘Register your interest in becoming a G-Cloud 9 supplier’ link at the top of the page. You can now receive G-Cloud 9 email updates, read G-Cloud 9 guidance, ask clarification questions, make your supplier declaration and add Services to your submission 3. Services that you've marked as ‘complete’ will be automatically submitted at 5pm BST, 11.4.2017. If you have also made the supplier declaration. You must ask any clarification questions on the Digital Marketplace G-Cloud 9 updates page at www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/suppliers/frameworks/g-cloud-9/updates Full instructions are detailed at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/g-cloud-suppliers-guide#how-to-apply and details the steps that Potential Providers need to take to offer Services on the Digital Marketplace. Potential Providers will be assessed on the basis of information provided in response to an Invitation to Tender. This procurement will be managed electronically via the Digital Marketplace. To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the Digital Marketplace. If you have not yet registered on the Digital Marketplace, this can be done online at https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/suppliers/create Click on ‘Create new supplier account’. You will need to provide your company's head office DUNS number, Companies House number (if you have one), and contact details. The Contracting Authority is not conducting financial checks for appointment to the Framework Agreement. Financial checks may be performed by the Contracting Bodies at the time of Call-Off prior to direct award. Potential Providers will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of Chapter 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, as amended, on the basis of information provided in response to an Invitation to Tender. The Invitation to Tender can be accessed at: https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/ using the instructions detailed in III.2.1 The Contracting Authority may have regard to either or both of the following means in its assessment: (a) The Contracting Authority will publish the minimum set of service criteria that Potential Providers are required to make visible as part of their catalogue entries and service definitions as part of the Invitation to Tender. (b) Using a claims-based approach; the G-Cloud programme will confirm that the service makes clear and unambiguous statements about the published criteria. This will result in a high-level and initial G-Cloud Assurance.
Potential Providers will be assessed on the basis of information provided in response to an Invitation to Tender. This procurement will be managed electronically via the Digital Marketplace. To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the Digital Marketplace. If you have not yet registered on the Digital Marketplace, this can be done online at https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/suppliers/create Click on ‘Create new supplier account’. You will need to provide your company's head office DUNS number, Companies House number (if you have one), and contact details. The Contracting Authority is not conducting financial checks for appointment to the Framework Agreement. Financial checks may be performed by the Contracting Bodies at the time of Call-Off prior to direct award.
Potential Providers will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of Chapter 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, as amended, on the basis of information provided in response to an Invitation to Tender. The Invitation to Tender can be accessed at: https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/ using the instructions detailed in III.2.1 The Contracting Authority may have regard to either or both of the following means in its assessment: (a) The Contracting Authority will publish the minimum set of service criteria that Potential Providers are required to make visible as part of their catalogue entries and service definitions as part of the Invitation to Tender. (b) Using a claims-based approach; the G-Cloud programme will confirm that the service makes clear and unambiguous statements about the published criteria. This will result in a high-level and initial G-Cloud Assurance.