Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Work and Pensions
2 St Peters Square
Manchester
M2 3AA
network.commercialteam@dwp.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Managed LAN and On-site Support Services (MLOSS)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
Managed LAN and Onsite CPE & Cabling Support Service (MLOSS) will cover the provision, support, management and maintenance of network connectivity between devices within each DWP site.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
7 July 2021
End date
6 November 2024
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.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2024/S 000-010374
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
ECM_9478
Title
Managed LAN and On-site Support Services (MLOSS)
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
7 July 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
British Telecommunications PLC
1 Braham Street
London
E1 8EE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £7,300,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Work and Pensions
Caxton House, Tothill Street
London
SW1H 9NA
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
Managed LAN and Onsite CPE & Cabling Support Service (MLOSS) will cover the provision, support, management and maintenance of network connectivity between devices within each DWP site.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
7 July 2021
End date
6 November 2024
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£7,300,000
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
British Telecommunications PLC
1 Braham Street
London
E1 8EE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
In order to ensure continuity of services, the contract value required an uplift of £2,689,950 in August 2023.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
DWP’s Health category are procuring IT services to support Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments as part of a wider Functional Assessment Service (FAS) programme. As part of the strategy for this programme, DWP will provision the network services rather than the health assessment providers.
Purchasing these services from a different supplier would cause interoperability and interchangeability issues with existing services and installation as they’re already being provided by BT. To avoid technical issues such as running multiple OEM solutions within one site, and to avoid duplication of costs as at the time of this modification DWP were already sourcing the replacement contract for MLOSS, a modification was required to uplift the contract spend so that sites in scope for FAS could be implemented via MLOSS.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £2,689,950
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £9,989,950