Cloud Hosting GDS June 2025

Official notice

Authority: ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZ

Call-off from a framework agreement

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (72000000)

Published contract value£18,118,068Exc. VAT

Contract ends 30 Sept 2027

Awarded to Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, UK Branch

Contract starts 1 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

***THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION***

The shared services business unit 'Integrated Corporate Services' has a requirement for the supply of cloud hosting for the Department for Science Innovation and Technology as a result of the 13 May 2025 Transfer of Functions (Digital Government) Order 2025 onboarding the Government Digital Service (GDS), Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO), and the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI) from Cabinet Office. This Call-Off contract has been sourced via G-Cloud 14 framework (RM1557.14)

Contract value is converted into GBP from USD: 24,044,488 USD calculated as 18,118,068 GBP using the HMRC exchange rate at contract award - May 2025 being 1.3271.

Published procurement details

Framework cited in notice: G-Cloud 14 · RM1557.14
Procedure: Call-off from a framework agreement
Buyer reference: tender_475275/1484589
Category: Services
Tender status: Complete
Award status: Active
Suitable for SMEs: No
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises: No
Tender deadline: 22 May 2025, 17:00 BST
Procurement method: Selective
Item 1: Delivery locations as published: SW1A 2AW; British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates

Award decision
22 May 2025
Notice published
27 May 2025
Contract starts
1 Jun 2025
Contract ends
30 Sept 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZContracting authority 3-8 Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2EG, EnglandContact name, email

Suppliers named on the notice

Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, UK BranchSupplier 1 Principal Place Worship Street London, EC2A 2FA
Identifier
FC034225 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
Large

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

The shared services business unit 'Integrated Corporate Services' has a requirement for the supply of cloud hosting for the Department for Science Innovation and Technology as a result of the 13 May 2025 Transfer of Functions (Digital Government) Order 2025 onboarding the Government Digital Service (GDS), Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO), and the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI) from Cabinet Office. This Call-Off contract has been sourced via G-Cloud 14 framework (RM1557.14) awardDocumentPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder awardAward noticeen27 May 2025, 13:53 BST

Source record

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice language: en
Release reference: ocds-b5fd17-1f158892-4225-4108-9122-4f296d8d9e9f-2025-05-27T13:53:25+01:00
Published: 27 May 2025
Latest update: 27 May 2025
Procedure reference: ocds-b5fd17-1f158892-4225-4108-9122-4f296d8d9e9f
Contract reference: ocds-b5fd17-1f158892-4225-4108-9122-4f296d8d9e9f-1