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Published 14 Apr 2025, 09:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Primary Nameserver Service DNS management solution Request for Information

Official notice

Authority: Jisc (Public body)

Services
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£0pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 2 Aug 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 yrsends 2 Nov 2029 · starts 3 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Jisc primary nameserver service (PNS) is one of several DNS services operated by Jisc for the benefit of our members. PNS provides a facility to manage, host and serve authoritative DNS zones. DNS zones and records can be accessed and changed through a secure self-service web portal. Changes to the zones are immediately pushed to a set of resilient secondary nameservers to provide high availability and give added peace of mind. The nameservers are all situated on the Janet Network backbone and are geographically separated as a precaution against risks such as fire or network connection failure. What are we looking for? Jisc is refreshing this DNS infrastructure and intends to procure a) a self-service web portal and [where appropriate] b) a DNS nameserver solution. We are considering a mix of AWS and on-premise environments for deployment. Jisc is interested to hear from suppliers who can supplement their product offering with professional services for the design, deployment and support throughout the transition to the chosen solution.

CPV: Computer network services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Internet domain names · Internet services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
14 Apr 2025, 09:03 BST
Last source update
14 Apr 2025, 09:03 BST
Authority reference
Proc2930
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014802
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Computer network servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportInternet domain namesInternet services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

14 Apr 2025 → 3 Nov 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    14 Apr 2025, 09:03 BST
  2. Market engagement
    10 May 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Tender notice expected
    2 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Contract starts358 days ago
    3 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    14 Apr 2025, 09:03 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Jisc

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGYD-1575-ZHXX 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, South West, BS1 6NBContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure