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Published 28 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

AMHS Sustainment · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesRestricted
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 28 Oct 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide hardware and software support to the AMHS system and peripheral equipment at two UK locations with Developed Vetting (DV) security cleared staff. The main AMHS system components comprise of; Servers, Routers, Switches, Rack Power Distribution, User Access Devices (UADs) and Printers.

Provide a service support wrap for AMHS which will comprise of 2nd, 3rd & 4th line maintenance and defect rectification.

Routine security updates, virus definition updates and vulnerability patching for the AMHS live service and reference systems.

Host the AMHS Test and Reference system in a physically secure and approved location.

The provision and management of any 3rd party software licenses.

Production and maintenance of Technical Documentation relating to the AMHS capability or any proposed changes or upgrades to the system.

Compliance with all system accreditation and security requirements for TS systems.

CPV: Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services · Local area network services · Wide area network services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

    1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
    • Browse to the eSourcing Portal
    • Click the “Click here to register” link
    • Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”
    • Enter your correct business and user details
    • Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete
    • You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
    1. Express an Interest in the tender
    • Login to the portal with the username/password
    • Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)
    • Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.
    • Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
    • This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
    • Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box
    1. Responding to the tender
    • You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)
    • You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
    • Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ
    • There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)

    If you require any furt…

  • Suitability

    Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

    1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
    • Browse to the eSourcing Portal
    • Click the “Click here to register” link
    • Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”
    • Enter your correct business and user details
    • Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete
    • You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
    1. Express an Interest in the tender
    • Login to the portal with the username/password
    • Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)
    • Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.
    • Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
    • This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
    • Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box
    1. Responding to the tender
    • You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)
    • You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
    • Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ
    • There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)

    If you require any furt…

Second stage candidates
up to 6 candidates invited to tender

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted
Legal basis
CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update
28 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-024160
Classification (CPV)
Defence services, military defence services and civil defence servicesLocal area network servicesWide area network services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e5d0 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
28 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en

Timeline

28 Sept 2021 → 28 Oct 2021 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    28 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    28 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral Government Spur B2, MOD Corsham, Westwells Road, SN13 9NRContact name, email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.