Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Rental/Support on existing Internet Connectivity
Authority: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContinuation of service is required on the existing 10gb bearer 5Gbps internet connectivity ensuring DVLA maintains maximum flexibility and resilience on our internet connectivity. Bearer details below:
Service Identifier: FTIP004281368
Customer Reference: 1041999
Bearer Number: ETBA13033872
Product: BTNET / 10000MBPS
Customer Site Address: LONGVIEW ROAD, SWANSEA, SA6 7JL
Service Identifier: FTIP004281368
Customer Reference: 1041999-V1
Bearer Number: ETBA13033869
Product: BTNET / 10000MBPS
Customer Site Address: FELINFACH, SWANSEA, SA5 4AW
CPV: Data network support services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1A supplier was awarded a 3-year contract in 2018 to supply internet connections into…Awarded
A supplier was awarded a 3-year contract in 2018 to supply internet connections into both of DVLA's strategic data centres. This procurement is for the continuation of rental and support of the connections.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Dec 2021, 13:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Dec 2021, 13:28 GMT
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-031915- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030422Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Back in 2016 DVLA went to market for 2 x 2 pairs of internet connectivity services. Two suppliers were the successful (there were no other bids due to the location and lack of network infrastructure by other suppliers and this remains the case). The contract was awarded for 3 years and now needs to be renewed.
As the Agency has paid installation costs with both suppliers we merely need to continue with the rental charges to maintain maximum flexibility and resilience on our internet connectivity. Due to the requirement for the connections to be diversely routed and the two connections must not share a single point along the network routes only each supplier can provide this. This is because the other successful supplier already supplies the other connectivity ensuring maximum contingency against network breakdowns.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BT LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.