Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
National Highways
Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close
Guildford
GU1 4LZ
Oliver.Shiels@nationalhighways.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
09346363
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://nationalhighways.co.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Cisco Advanced Services - Network & Security Assessment
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72710000 - Local area network services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Remediation work to conduct Firewall Assessments, DCN & WAN Assessment which make up the CHARM R&R Programme.
National Highways being a UK Public Sector End User Organisation, do not have the ability to Contract Directly with CISCO, on CISCO Terms.
To utilise a suitable skilled and competent CISCO Partner to review the CISCO Firewall Blockage Issues.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £199,381.12
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Firewall Assessment:
• Gathering information and conducting an on-site Assessment workshop.
• Reviewing firewall design, configuration, and architecture.
• Drafting a Firewall Assessment Report with recommendations.
DCN and WAN Assessment:
• Gathering information through a remote Assessment workshop.
• Reviewing Data Center Network and Wide Area Network infrastructure.
• Drafting an Assessment Report with recommendations.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This Call-off contract is required as a result of National Highways requiring an examination of the CHARM Service Outage Incident of 26/27-Oct-21, why this Service Outage occurred and what remediation is needed to prevent a reoccurrence. Within that context, the Relevant Service in question is required to be done promptly and establishing this direct contractual arrangement will allow the deliverables to be acheived.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Title
CISCO Advanced Services Network & Security Assessment
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 January 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ITGL Limited
Trafalgar House, 223 Southampton Road
Portsmouth
PO6 4PY
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
07902312
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £199,381.12
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Transport
Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 4DR
Country
United Kingdom