Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Secretary of State for the Home Department
4th Floor Peel Building, 2 Marsham Street.
London
SW1P 4LD
Contact
Tom Purser
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/
one.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at
https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
NCDS Support Service Contract
Reference number
C20635
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72222300 - Information technology services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The National Communications Data Service (NCDS) provides key services to Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) and Wider Public Authorities (WPAs) within the Communication Data Services area. As part of this requirement, NCDS need to have arrangements in place that supports its operations to the LEA community.
NCDS is purchasing ‘service contracts’ to facilitate the delivery of its Communications Data (CD) applications and the AWS Cloud Infrastructure in which they reside. The scope of the purchase is 2nd Level and 3rd level application support (or a DevOps solution), Application Lifecycle Maintenance (ALM) to deliver minor enhancements, and an AWS infrastructure support function.
The Authority is looking either to use an existing Government Framework to run a mini-comp, or a compliant PCR2015 route. For example a competitive Procedure with Negotiation.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £32,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72110000 - Hardware selection consultancy services
- 72120000 - Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services
- 72130000 - Computer-site planning consultancy services
- 72140000 - Computer hardware acceptance testing consultancy services
- 72150000 - Computer audit consultancy and hardware consultancy services
- 72211000 - Programming services of systems and user software
- 72232000 - Development of transaction processing and custom software
- 72261000 - Software support services
- 72262000 - Software development services
- 72263000 - Software implementation services
- 72322000 - Data management services
- 72330000 - Content or data standardization and classification services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Main site or place of performance
Marsham Street, London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The National Communications Data Service (NCDS) is a unit within the Office of Security and Counter Terrorism (OSCT). NCDS is responsible for providing the nominated representatives of law enforcement agencies and wider public authorities with access to retained communications data (CD) in accordance with legislation. To do this NCDS work with telecommunication operators (TOs) to enable the retention, disclosure, acquisition and use of CD. To enable this, NCDS provides a central platform between CD organisations and TOs.
The current platform has been operational since 2014 and is an invaluable tool to law enforcement and counter terrorism. The Authority is currently transitioning it's services to a Cloud Based Platform, in which the support services being procured under this procurement will provide the support arrangements.
CD is the how, when, where and who of telecommunications. This is an invaluable tool in most police investigations including serious crime, volume crime and counter terrorism and has supported saving many lives. The current platform is used by all law enforcement agencies and several other bodies and has become an important tool to enable them to achieve operational outcomes.
NCDS may decide that it requires an organisation with an innovative approach, a highly proactive mind set and the desire to constantly seek better ways of delivering success., NCDS considers that knowledge of the technological landscape in which NCDS operates is important, but that previous experience in the specific sector and indeed in working with the public sector may be less important .
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £32,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Two, 12 month extension options. (24 months potential extension period in total)
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
For expression of interest purposes of the PIN, please use Jaggaer object "PQQ_120". Once the supplier has completed and returned the NDA, the Authority will add the supplier to the market engagement object "PQQ_117".
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 November 2021
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award procedures
1 October 2021
Section six. Complementary information
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Secretary of State for the Home Department
4th Floor, Peel Building, 2 Marsham Street.
London
SW1P 4LD
Country
United Kingdom