WP1874 .gov.uk Domain Name Protection

Official notice

Authority: Government Digital Service

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£310,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 14 Apr 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Nominet UK

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To build a DNS availability monitoring service for the '.gov.uk' Domain Name.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1To build a DNS availability monitoring service for the '.gov.uk' Domain NameAwarded

Delivery: UK

Extensions: The Contract ends on 10 December 2023. The Contract can be extended for a further 12 months or such term as agreed

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: 17 Jun 2021, 17:20 BST
Last source update: 17 Jun 2021, 17:20 BST
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-013803
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02bd5e Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Published justification: As well as "Protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights", justification on the grounds of "Absence of competition for technical reasons" applies.
There is a natural monopoly here. The '.gov.uk' top-level delegation record can only be provided by Nominet because Nominet has the exclusive arrangement with IANA (the organisation that coordinates the Internet's globally unique identifiers) to host the higher-level '.uk' record. The availability monitoring solution must be provided under Nominet's direct control because Nominet has to integrate it into their internal systems.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £310,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 14 Apr 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Nominet UK	£310,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 013803-2021-1 · Nominet UK
Signed
14 Apr 2021
Value
£310,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Government Digital Service

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services The White Chapel Building, Whitechapel High Street, London, UK, E1 8QSContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The Minister of the Cabinet Office acting through Government Digital ServiceReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Nominet UKAwarded supplier Oxford, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.