Published date: 14 July 2025

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


Closing: 29 May 2025, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Networking, Internet and intranet software package - 48200000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£75,252.24

Procurement reference

SIA 920 - PSN Connectivity Gateway Service

Published date

14 July 2025

Closing date

29 May 2025

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

12 June 2025

Contract end date

11 June 2027

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

2.1 The SIA are currently inviting established providers to provide a secure virtual PSN gateway service for the SIA. This will be required for an SIA user community of up to 400 colleagues, not anticipated to exceed 500 during the lifetime of the contract.
The scope of this contract requires the supplier to provide secure, scalable and geo redundant virtual networking services compliant to the PSN Code of Connection that will permit the SIA to continue to consume a number of PSN services.

The scope for this specification covers a number of technology products and services such as but not limited to:
• Secure site to site VPN connectivity between the supplier service and SIA operated and managed Azure infrastructure.
• Data in transit TLS 1.2 or higher.
• UK shored data centres.
• Secure, scalable and geo redundant PSN network connectivity.
• PSN Code of Connection accredited service provider.
• Secure by design principles.

Additional requirements of this contract include;
Associated Services, including but not limited to:
• Offer access to other networks beyond PSN such as LECN

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

9 June 2025

Contract start date

12 June 2025

Contract end date

11 June 2027

Total value of contract

£75,252.24

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Nine23 Ltd

Address

Nine23 Ltd
Southampton University Science Park
2 Venture Road
Southampton
SO16 7NP

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Jodie Cox

Address

PO Box 74957
LONDON
E141UG
England

Telephone

02070254191

Email

jodie.cox@sia.gov.uk