Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 28/03/2022

External Reference: 2022-562886

TED Reference: 2022/S 065-173077

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Jisc Services Ltd
56579
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
UK
Contact person: Tony Claxton
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es):
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Other type:  National Education and Research Network Provider
I.5)

Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Jisc Managed Firewall Service
Reference number:  Proc1021
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72212730  -  Security software development services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Jisc Services Ltd (JSL) sought a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) Partner who can work with us to design, build, operate and eventually transfer to JSL, a Managed Firewall Service; this will be the principal service that will complement both Jisc’s Managed Security Service Portfolio and Connectivity Services Portfolio.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  30000000.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72212730  -  Security software development services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Jisc Services Ltd (JSL) sought a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) Partner who can work with us to design, build, operate and eventually transfer to JSL, a Managed Firewall Service; this will be the principal service that will complement both Jisc’s Managed Security Service Portfolio and Connectivity Services Portfolio.
In longer-term support of JSL in the use of products and services you might supply, Jisc seeks to develop an ongoing relationship based on the principles of innovation, transparency and partnership.
The Partner is also required to work with JSL to design, build, operate and eventually transfer to JSL any associated services in support of the Managed Firewall Service.
Furthermore, to support JSL in the design and operation of other managed services opportunities that may arise to evolve JSL’s Managed Security Service Portfolio and Connectivity Services Portfolios. The potential for these additional service being to help support JSL’s overarching goal; to improve the security posture of our connected organisations.
The Partner is required to support JSL in bringing to market these services as Jisc branded services. As a Jisc branded service all end customer orders and contracts will be placed with Jisc, rather than the managed security service provider, which will provide the operational aspects of the managed service on JiSL’s behalf.
Although JSL is looking to benefit from the MSSP’s design and operational experience, it is important that the service be developed with JSL’s particular requirements in mind, and reflecting the specific needs of the education and research sector, rather than the repositioning of a more generic managed firewall service.
For further information relating to who will be eligible to purchase this new managed service from JSL and for further information relating to the scope, please refer to the tender document.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical  /  Weighting:  50
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Pricing  /  Weighting:  50
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Competitive dialogue
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 250-626820

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Jisc Managed Firewall Service

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

28/03/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  2
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Khipu Networks Limited
5218573
3 Waterfront Business Park
Fleet
GU51 3TW
UK
Telephone: +44 7585336087
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  30000000.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

In order to keep all options open through the dialogue phase, in the previous contract notice we stated that this may involve the setting up of a framework agreement. Through the dialogue and now in the award this is not the case. This contract is a direct business to business agreement and does not constitute a framework agreement.
The value associated to this contract is based on set up costs of the service as well as estimated sales of the service, this may end up being an overestimation.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Jisc Services Ltd
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
UK