Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Finance
303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
strategicdelivery.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
CPD - Supplies and Services Division
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
strategicdelivery.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
DoF NI Public Sector Shared Network (NIPSSN) Project
Reference number
ID868122
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50312310 - Maintenance of data network equipment
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Department of Finance (DoF) has a requirement to procure services for a NI Public Sector Shared Network (NIPSSN). The most pressing need for the NI Public Sector Shared Network Project is to address the expiry of the existing NICS Contract (Network NI) which is due to finish in September 2019. It is anticipated that the NI PSSN Contract will be for a maximum contract period of 9 years. This is likely to be on the basis of an initial contract period of five (5) years from ‘go-live’, plus two optional extension periods consisting of two (2) x two (2) years.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2017/S 079-152489
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
II.1.7)
Place of text to be modified
Total Value of the Procurement
Instead of
Text
48381741.20
Read
Text
400000000.00
seven.2) Other additional information
The Contract Award Value excluding VAT is £400,000,000 GBP. This figure represents an upper limit in line with the estimated contract value as stated in the Contract Notice (2017/S 079-152489) which reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account such changes to the scope and or scale which may result from the utilisation of services by the Users (as defined in Schedule 12 of the tender documentation) and update of optional services as detailed in Schedule 2.1 Service Description.