Enterprise Data Analytics Development and Support

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Title: Enterprise Data Analytics Development & Support Type of Procedure: Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Digital Outcomes 6 and Services (DOS) Framework (LOT 1). Proposed/Estimated Completion Date Contract: April 2024 Contract Duration: 1 years + 2 options (1 year + 1 year) Background: The Authority has delivered into service a cross classification data analytics platform1 (DAP) that includes an OFFICIAL SENSITIVE (OS) Azure cloud tenancy, an on-premises higher classification environment, and Cross Domain Gateway (CDG) that is due for delivery Q2 2024. The currently contracted OS Azure Tenancy is hosted, owned, and managed by a single supplier. The on-premises environment is geographically separated and currently made up of Microsoft Azure Stack Hubs (ASH), with supporting Hosted Management Infrastructure (HMI). Description of work: Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), Special Projects - Information Systems and Networks (SPISN) Delivery Team (DT) have a requirement for five separate outcomes to enable continuity and development of the in-service DAP: - Build of a new OFFICIAL SENSITIVE Azure cloud tenancy hosting environment; then plan and execute a migration from the legacy tenancy. - Support of OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE Azure Cloud Platform. - Support of SECRET ASH Platform. o Option: Support of Cross Domain Gateway as a service. The Authority strongly encourages collaboration across Industry to achieve the outcomes. This will be evaluated during Stage 1 down-selection. SPISN DT intends to use the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) with a Digital Outcomes and Services (DOS) Framework. The Authority intends to issue the ITT along with down selection criteria in Jan 2024.