Expired contract

Crown Hosting Data Centre Renewal

Details

Buyer: Department For Work and Pensions (DWP)
Supplier(s): Crown Hosting Data Centres Limited
Value: £26,600,000
Duration: 5 years
Topic: Building rental or sale services
Published: 4 June 2021
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Following the purchase of the 4 Datacentre rooms starting in 2015 through the CCS Framework, the rental is due for renewal. The Department strategy is to increase it's footprint in the Cloud, however, some applications will remain in the DC due to Security requirements whilst others will become obsolete during their tenure. This facility therefore remains a key strategic requirement for the foreseeable future. Current asset refresh and continued migrations however will see efficiencies in delivery and optimisation over the coming years so there remains an opportunity to reduce the DWP facilities footprint; this is factored into this agreement.

Timeline

Completed: Award date22 April 2021
Completed: Award published4 June 2021
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date31 May 2026

About the buyer

The Department For Work and Pensions (DWP) delivers the State Pension and working-age benefits to millions of claimants, and buys as a central government ministerial department with its own commercial teams. Larger contracts are advertised on Find a Tender, with suppliers registering through the Atamis eSourcing portal. Framework agreements are called off through the Government Commercial Agency using Public Sector Contract terms. Suppliers can join its low value purchasing system freely, with no cap on numbers. Dynamic purchasing systems cover welfare-to-work and employment support opportunities. Commercial teams engage the market early through in-person and online supplier events.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of DWP's contract awards have been in education and training, IT services and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

70310000 · Building rental or sale services
72300000 · Data services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov