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SSRO IT Managed Service (ITMS) and DefCARS contract

The Single Source Regulations Office

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: The Single Source Regulations Office

Buyer Address: 100 Parliament Street, UK-London, UKI32, SW1A 2BQ, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement@ssro.gov.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
5166666.0 GBP
Gross: 6200000.0 GBP
Published
18 Jul 2025, 09:05
Deadline
29 Aug 2025, 16:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

This Invitation to Tender (ITT) is issued by the Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO). The SSRO is conducting this procurement exercise to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to be its Delivery Partner to provide its IT Managed Services (ITMS), and its Defence Contract Analysis and Reporting System (DefCARS) support and potentially future development of DefCARS. ITMS The SSRO’s ITMS is cloud based and uses the Microsoft stack. Third parties are used for management, support, and development of the IT environment. The SSRO technology and systems estate includes the SSRO Microsoft environment which is based in UK data centres. Connectivity within our office is via Wi-Fi only, provided by the Government Property Agency through the GovWifi service. The GPA also provide a network printing service, GovPrint, connecting to a Xerox printer over GovWifi. DefCARS The SSRO has a contract for the provision of its DefCARS, which is a secure, online system for the capture, storage and analysis of all electronic data reported by defence contractors under the Defence Reform Act 2014. DefCARS is accessed by industry, the MOD and the SSRO. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-UK-London:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./GQYV3398Z4 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/GQYV3398Z4

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041194-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 5,166,666.00

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 6,200,000.00

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-01-12T00:00:00+00:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2029-03-24T23:59:59+00:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Criterion 1 (70%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Criterion 2 (30%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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