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title: "NSTN & DIMHS Sustainment"
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# NSTN & DIMHS Sustainment

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nstn-dimhs-sustainment-ocds-h6vhtk-02ee45). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "NSTN & DIMHS Sustainment". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. Lot information not published. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 October 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services, Local area network services, Wide area network services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02ee45`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nstn-dimhs-sustainment-ocds-h6vhtk-02ee45#tl-md)

## Description
To provide hardware and software support to four NSTN main UK sites and two maritime platforms. The main NSTN system components comprise of; Servers, Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Rack Power Distribution, User Access Devices (UADs) and Printers. Deployable variants of the NSTN system are also included in the support.
To provide hardware and software support to two DIMHS main sites in the UK. The main DIMHS system components comprise of; Servers, Routers, Switches, Rack Power Distribution, User Access Devices (UADs) and Printers.
Provide a service support wrap for NSTN and DIMHS which will comprise of 3rd & 4th line maintenance and defect rectification utilising 3rd party support contracts where necessary i.e. Hewlett Packard (HP) Non-Stop Server support (excluding obsolete HP Non-Stop Servers) – This HP Support wrap shall be provided to the Authority as 3rd party support under the Contractors overarching support contract. The Support for the HP Non-Stop Servers shall be available 24/7/365. HP operating system support currently provided by Brightstrand.
Host the NSTN and DIMHS Test and Reference system in a physically secure and approved location. 
Production and maintenance of Technical Documentation relating to the NSTN and DIMHS capabilities or any proposed changes or upgrades to the system.
Compliance with all system accreditation and security requirements for S and TS systems.
The provision and management of all 3rd party software licenses.
Change management to meet customer’s requirements – up to 10 concurrent tasks.
The NSTN and DIMHS systems shall be managed against obsolescence to ensure that the system remains supportable throughout the Contract Term.
There may be options included in this procurement and any subsequent contract.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026328-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-10-20T21:45:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T13:10:17.599Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02ee45