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DEFRA

Defra Cloud Infrastructure Engineering Service - Extension

IT ServicesCPV 72000000 72200000 72220000 72222000
Value£2.9m
Deadline15 May 2024
Published21 Nov 2024
RegionUK-wide
Timeline
Published 21 Nov 2024ClosedCloses 15 May 2024
Contract value in context
£2.9mtotal contract value
median £120k
this tender£0£3.5m

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The brief

Description of the procurement before modification The digital services delivered by CCOE provide a critical service for Defra's user base >30,000 users which require service continuity for Defra to deliver a reliable platform service in its primary cloud environments (AWS/Azure).

The CCOE Microsoft M365 platform administration team provides platform support to the common Microsoft platforms including, but not limited to, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, Power Platform, Dynamics, and Teams.

CCOE provide subject matter expertise on the products and services and platform level administration, including problem and incident management.

Description of the modification This contract is being modified in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

The modification will extend the contract for 4 months from 1/8/2024 to 30/11/2024.

No other changes are being made to the scope of service.

Reasons for modification The procurement of the new CCoE requirement will not be completed in time to re-procure replacement CCoE services prior to expiry of the contract in July 2024 (as a result of this procurement being contingent on a related piece of work relating to the wider Defra hosting environment).

A short-term extension is necessary therefore to allow finalisation of work that is in flight and an appropriate period of transition to reduce service impact.

A change in contractor would give rise to significant inconvenience and substantial duplication of costs as the new contractor would need to deploy significant resource to take on inflight projects, along with service risk due to insufficient time to complete a service transition and value for money considerations (due to the unattractive duration of contract to the market).

Previous publications For previous Contracts Finder publications, please use search references below: 16/11/21: tender_247757/1014592 22/12/23/: CF-0209400D8d000003VQwdEAG Review Body: DEFRA, details contained within publication

Key requirements

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01

The digital services delivered by CCOE provide

The digital services delivered by CCOE provide a critical service for Defra's user base >30,000 users which require service continuity for Defra to deliver a reliable platform service in its primary cloud environments (AWS/Azure).

02

The CCOE Microsoft M365 platform administration team

The CCOE Microsoft M365 platform administration team provides platform support to the common Microsoft platforms including, but not limited to, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, Power Platform, Dynamics, and Teams.

03

CCOE provide subject matter expertise on

CCOE provide subject matter expertise on the products and services and platform level administration, including problem and incident management.

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Stage
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