Official UK procurement notice
Network as a Service (Naas)
Authority: Digital Health & Care Wales (Central government)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDigital Health and Care Wales ("DHCW") Commercial Services Team is conducting a procurement exercise to procure a managed network as a service type offering, enabling DHCW to strategically interconnect its physical datacentre estate, public cloud platforms and consumer base using a resilient underlay/transit network.
CPV: Wide area network services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Direct Cloud Connects (CORE)Renewal
The Contracting Authority requires the bidder to provide connectivity between its National Datacentres Wide Area Network ("WAN") presentation and the Network as a Service ("NaaS") solution.
Lot #2External Services (OPTIONAL)Renewal
The NaaS solution must interoperate/interconnect with the CORE solution. Ensuring traffic destined for the Contracting Authorities on-premises or public cloud platforms services are routed efficiently.
Please note this is an optional requirement from the Authority.
Lot #3Meet Me Room – Equipment Hosting (OPTIONAL)Renewal
The Bidder is to provide a secure means of rack space allocation within “Meet Me Room” or similar facilities. This is to enable the Contracting Authority to operate services managed by Third Parties or its own services where demand outstrips the capabilities of virtualised equipment, meaning physical equipment is the only available option.
Please note this is an optional requirement from the Authority.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Suitability
Please refer to tender documentation within Bravo eTender Wales portal.
- “Network as a Service (Naas)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Sept 2024, 14:31 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2024, 14:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Oct 2024 – …
- Authority reference
P907- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-030333- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049cf8Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Please see Tender documentation within Bravo eTender Wales portal.
Publisher note: NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=144498 (WA Ref:144498)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 24 Oct 2024, 09:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 24 Oct 2024, 09:00 BST
Timeline
23 Sept 2024 → 24 Oct 2024 · 3 dates- Notice published23 Sept 2024, 14:31 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown24 Oct 2024, 09:00 BST
- Bids opened24 Oct 2024, 09:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria