Published date: 8 March 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 29 June 2020, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

Location of contract

LS1 6AE

Value of contract

£768,073

Procurement reference

tender_239194/931687

Published date

8 March 2021

Closing date

29 June 2020

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 July 2020

Contract end date

30 June 2023

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The existing NHS- CIS Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) comprises a Level 0 Root Certificate Authority (CA), and two Level 1 CAs which provide the smartcard certificates for Authentication and Content Commitment.
The following is a breakdown of the required support:-
PTL all silver/low support, each environment contains three CAs, totalling 15 CAs for this support level.
Live will remain at GOLD/high support, and contains 2 CAs
In addition, the CIS team have HSM boxes that need support and Comparex can support the HSM boxes as part of this contract.
PKI certificates are used by the CIS and these are perpetual licenses that support the wider NHS.
The current contract (CON_2249) expires on 30/06/2020 and all extension provisions have been exhausted. A new contract will be required in order to process the renewal and we will be accessing the SBS Link IT framework in order to run a further competition.

Award information

Awarded date

8 March 2021

Contract start date

1 July 2020

Contract end date

30 June 2023

Total value of contract

£768,073

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Software Box Limited

Address

East Moor House, York, North Yorkshire, YO61 1ET, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

1 Trevelyan Square, Boar Lane
Leeds
LS1 6AE
England

Telephone

0

Email

NHSDCommercial@nhs.net