Date Centre One (DC1)

Location

Wales, United Kingdom

Description

In December 2020, NHS Wales Informatics Service (“NWIS”), the predecessor organisation to Digital Health and Care Wales (“DHCW”), undertook a cross-lot competitive procurement process – by way of mini-competition – pursuant to the Crown Commercial Services Technology Services 2 Framework Agreement (RM3804) – Lot 2 (Transition and Transformation) and Lot 3b (Operational Management) for the provision of Tier 3 data centre (“DC1”) with co-location capacity in South Wales to host DHCW’s servers and equipment (including transition services to move equipment from a previous data to the new data center location). As a result of the mini-competition, DHCW awarded the call-off contract to CDW Limited and entered into the call-off contract with CDW Limited (“CDW”)(the “Call-Off Contract”). The Call-Off Contract was for a period of 5-years from 4th February 2021 to 3rd February 2026. The Contract was awarded for a period of five (5) years - 4th February 2021 to 3rd February 2026.

Ammendments to Previous Notice

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 72700000 - Computer network services
• 72710000 - Local area network services
• 72720000 - Wide area network services
• 72400000 - Internet services

Indicators

• Contract modified due to additional needs.

Legal Justification

Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor: This Contract Modification Notice gives notice that DHCW is to enter into a DoV with CDW to modify the Call Off Contract, the effect of which will be to extend the duration of the Call Off Contract by a further 36 months to 3rd February 2029. A further procurement procedure is not necessary on the basis that the award of the modification is permitted pursuant regulations 72(1)(b) and/or (e) of PCR 2015 for the reasons set out below.

Other Information

N/A (WA Ref:158196)