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NICS Cloud Computing The Way Forward Market Engagement Exercise 2019

Descriptions

The Department for Finance (DoF) on behalf of the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) is in the process of reviewing the solution used to provide cloud services to customers. The current contract expires in March 2021. As part of this preparation, Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) is running a Market Engagement exercise on behalf of the Department, and are inviting suitably qualified and experienced suppliers who may have an interest in this project to complete the attached questionnaire to assist the Department in gaining a better understanding of the feasibility of the requirement, the most appropriate approach, additional aspects that could be considered, the capacity of the market to deliver and any possible risks or issues that may not have previously been considered.

Timeline

Published Date :

10th Apr 2019 6 years ago

Deadline :

10th Apr 2020 5 years ago

Contract Start :

N/A

Contract End :

N/A

Tender Regions

CPV Codes

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

48780000 - System, storage and content management software package

48800000 - Information systems and servers

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48760000 - Virus protection software package

72150000 - Computer audit consultancy and hardware consultancy services

72224100 - System implementation planning services

48625000 - Open systems operating systems

48612000 - Database-management system

48622000 - Minicomputer operating system software package

48215000 - Networking developers' software package

48219700 - Communications server software package

48219500 - Switch or router software package

72212215 - Networking developers software development services

48750000 - Storage media loading software package

72920000 - Computer catalogue conversion services

48219100 - Gateway software package

72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

48822000 - Computer servers

48825000 - Web servers

48220000 - Internet and intranet software package

72120000 - Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services

72222200 - Information systems or technology planning services

72212214 - Network operating system software development services

48610000 - Database systems

48732000 - Data security software package

48217100 - Mainframe transaction processing software package

48783000 - Content management software package

48330000 - Scheduling and productivity software package

48985000 - Programming languages

72212210 - Networking software development services

48210000 - Networking software package

72212213 - Operating system enhancement software development services

48621000 - Mainframe operating system software package

48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package

48219300 - Administration software package

72100000 - Hardware consultancy services

48824000 - Printer servers

48217000 - Transaction-processing software package

48986000 - Program testing software package

72910000 - Computer back-up services

72900000 - Computer back-up and catalogue conversion services

72330000 - Content or data standardization and classification services

48982000 - Configuration management software package

48960000 - Drivers and system software package

72223000 - Information technology requirements review services

48214000 - Network operating system software package

72212211 - Platform interconnectivity software development services

48628000 - Micro-channel architecture

48218000 - License management software package

48626000 - Clustering software package

48217300 - Microcomputer transaction processing software package

48623000 - Microcomputer operating system software package

48613000 - Electronic data management (EDM)

48223000 - Electronic mail software package

48962000 - Graphics card drivers

48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems

72212218 - License management software development services

48213000 - Operating system enhancement software package

48219000 - Miscellaneous networking software package

48400000 - Business transaction and personal business software package

48781000 - System management software package

48821000 - Network servers

48611000 - Database software package

48710000 - Backup or recovery software package

48614000 - Data-acquisition system

48100000 - Industry specific software package

48216000 - Network connectivity terminal emulation software package

72212219 - Miscellaneous networking software development services

48983000 - Development software package

48600000 - Database and operating software package

72110000 - Hardware selection consultancy services

72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products

72320000 - Database services

72130000 - Computer-site planning consultancy services

72212223 - Electronic mail software development services

72212216 - Network connectivity terminale mulation software development services

48620000 - Operating systems

48624000 - Personal computer (PC) operating system software package

48730000 - Security software package

48219400 - Transaction server software package

48782000 - Storage management software package

48770000 - General, compression and print utility software package

72140000 - Computer hardware acceptance testing consultancy services

48627000 - Real time operating system software package

72212217 - Transaction-processing software development services

72227000 - Software integration consultancy services

48222000 - Web server software package

72212222 - Web server software development services

48219600 - Multiplexer software package

48823000 - File servers

48217200 - Minicomputer transaction processing software package

48820000 - Servers

48211000 - Platform interconnectivity software package

48961000 - Ethernet drivers

72222300 - Information technology services

48761000 - Anti-virus software package

48987000 - Debugging software package

48700000 - Software package utilities

48731000 - File security software package

Keywords

software package and information systems

application software

IT systems

enterprise software

packaged applications

digital solutions

industry-specific software

vertical market application

specialised enterprise software

tailored industry IT solution

networking software package

internet intranet application

network services suite

web connectivity platform

networking software

LAN/WAN application

network protocol tools

connectivity services software

platform interconnectivity software

middleware

integration layer application

system bridge tools

OS enhancement software

driver extension tools

system patch utilities

kernel module manager

network OS software

server OS suite

domain controller software

network administration OS

networking development software

network API toolkit

protocol development suite

network application SDK

terminal emulation software package

telnet emulator

VT100 client

remote session tool

transaction processing software

payment system application

financial transaction engine

POS backend solution

real-time transaction platform

mainframe transaction processing software

centralized legacy transaction engine

host-based transaction system

minicomputer transaction processing software

midrange transaction platform

minicomputer financial engine

microcomputer transaction processing software

desktop transaction system

PC-based transaction application

license management software

software compliance tool

license tracking system

digital rights management solution

miscellaneous networking software

general network utility application

network tools suite

assorted network operations software

gateway software package

protocol bridging system

network gateway application

data routing interface

administration software package

system admin tool

network management application

administrative control suite

transaction server software

TS middleware system

backend transaction server application

network routing software

switching firmware

router configuration tools

packet forwarding engine

VLAN management

BGP software

dynamic routing protocols

Layer 3 switch software

routing table management

multicast support

signal multiplexing software

channel aggregation tools

TDM control software

data stream merger

network mux controller

E1/T1 multiplexer software

input line combiners

synchronous data software

bandwidth allocator

signal routing manager

telecom server software

SIP server tools

VoIP communications platform

message relay software

unified communications middleware

voice server controller

call processing software

IM server framework

session control applications

telecom integration server

corporate portal software

intranet CMS

enterprise web framework

internal communication tools

HTTP access control

public-facing web services

employee network suite

digital workspace software

internal DNS manager

cross-domain portal system

HTTP server engine

reverse proxy tools

load balancing web host

SSL-enabled server software

CGI execution platform

Apache alternatives

static file server

dynamic content handler

TLS termination point

web daemon software

email composition tool

mail client platform

SMTP sender module

POP3/IMAP client

mailbox synchronization software

calendar-integrated email system

message threading interface

spam filtering engine

contact book manager

MIME attachment handler

task dependency manager

resource leveling tool

time-tracking interface

milestone scheduler

workload balancing engine

productivity dashboard

automatic notification system

project calendar sync

workflow automation software

capacity planning tool

invoicing and billing suite

payroll processing tool

time & expense tracker

CRM module

electronic signature engine

quoting software

personal finance tracker

business analytics dashboard

supplier management tool

financial record-keeping software

database engine software

operating system suite

system core software

database‑OS integrated package

storage management OS

kernel-level database toolset

transaction-capable OS

file system manager

backup-ready OS

system utility bundle

relational database system

SQL server platform

NoSQL database engine

high‑availability database cluster

data replication system

enterprise DBMS

database analytics engine

transactional database system

geodatabase platform

distributed database software

relational DB engine

SQL query processor

database schema designer

indexing optimizer

backup/recovery manager

ACID transaction handler

data export tool

performance tuner

data migration utility

stored-procedure editor

DBMS platform

client-server database

database security manager

user privilege control

concurrency control engine

data integrity module

replication manager

high-availability cluster

schema versioning tool

database audit logs

document repository system

version control manager

metadata tagging engine

content indexing software

records retention module

access permission tool

workflow routing engine

audit trail recorder

electronic archive

digital record organizer

sensor data collector

telemetric input software

real-time data logger

analog-to-digital converter interface

data sampling scheduler

instrument control module

acquisition protocol driver

calibration data tool

event-trigger logger

measurement unit aggregator

system kernel software

hardware abstraction layer

process scheduler

device driver interface

security subsystem

user account manager

system logging module

virtualization support

OS update mechanism

enterprise OS

batch job scheduler

CICS transaction processor

z/OS-compatible system

high-throughput scheduler

tape storage manager

mainframe security layer

job control language interpreter

system console interface

mid-tier OS

UNIX-like server OS

process multitasking system

SMP support module

terminal session manager

network stack integration

peripheral driver suite

system recovery utility

system performance monitor

desktop OS

GUI environment

system settings manager

print spooler integration

USB device support

taskbar/file explorer

system update notifier

system backup tool

user-friendly installer

consumer OS

home-PC interface

multimedia playback support

OS accessibility tools

wireless networking interface

power management system

desktop personalization toolkit

OS security updates

peripheral setup wizard

POSIX-compliant OS

open-source kernel

cross-platform OS

UNIX compatibility layer

modular system services

package manager integration

system daemons control

open API framework

open security patches

community support platform

cluster management tool

node orchestration software

high-performance computing cluster

load balancing cluster manager

scalability controller

distributed job scheduler

multi-node coordination suite

cluster monitoring dashboard

failover automation engine

parallel computation orchestrator

RTOS kernel

deterministic scheduler

interrupt handling OS

embedded systems OS

low-latency operating system

real-time task manager

real-time device driver framework

deadline-driven OS

microkernel RTOS

time-critical OS platform

MCA bus controller

microchannel system firmware

IBM MCA interface

high-throughput bus architecture

MCA slot manager

backward-compatible MCA software

peripheral bridging module

bus arbitration software

expandability firmware

MCA chipset support

system utility suite

maintenance toolset

cleanup utility

performance optimizer

disk defragmenter

registry cleaner

scripting toolkit

automation utility

diagnostic toolset

system enhancement software

data backup tool

system restore utility

image-based backup software

snapshot recovery engine

incremental backup scheduler

disaster recovery platform

backup encryption module

versioned backup suite

remote backup service

recovery point manager

endpoint protection suite

firewall software

intrusion detection system

network security platform

virus & malware shield

encryption suite

vulnerability scanner

security audit tool

access control manager

system hardening software

file encryption tool

secure file vault

access permission manager

file integrity checker

secure erase utility

digital rights management software

secure file sharing system

file audit logging

encrypted container manager

file-level antivirus

data encryption engine

secure data storage

data loss prevention tool

database encryption module

secure data wiping software

tokenization engine

access control for datasets

data masking tool

privacy compliance suite

secure key management software

disc burning tool

CD/DVD writer software

ISO image loader

Blu-ray mastering tool

disc duplication utility

optical media loader

auto-loading system software

USB storage writer

virtual drive manager

archival disc software

malware detection engine

antivirus scanner

real-time threat blocker

heuristic analysis tool

ransomware shield

virus quarantine utility

scan scheduler

virus signature updater

email attachment scanner

signature-based antivirus

Trojan detection tool

worm removal software

file scanning engine

antivirus firewall integration

antivirus alert manager

background scanner

cloud-based AV client

threat isolation system

secure scan scheduler

file archiving tool

PDF printing utility

ZIP/RAR compressor

print queue handler

universal driver interface

decompression suite

print preview tool

multi-format print converter

batch print processor

document formatter

enterprise storage manager

file lifecycle tracker

document indexing engine

system configuration suite

digital content manager

RAID control software

network storage handler

backup scheduling tool

access control module

metadata manager

resource monitoring tool

process control dashboard

task automation suite

system alert engine

configuration compliance checker

patch deployment software

IT asset monitor

system event logger

performance tuning utility

storage provisioning tool

data tiering software

capacity monitoring system

SAN/NAS controller

disk array manager

storage virtualization engine

snapshot scheduler utility

backup integration module

storage performance monitor

tiered storage optimizer

web content editor

digital asset manager

CMS workflow engine

version control CMS

taxonomy manager

content personalization module

metadata tagging system

multimedia content portal

editorial review workflow

publication scheduling tool

enterprise information platform

server infrastructure management

data center orchestration tool

server virtualization manager

client-server middleware

high-availability system platform

server lifecycle manager

service monitoring dashboard

server provisioning engine

system deployment suite

enterprise server systems

rack-mount hardware

data center compute nodes

server provisioning software

virtual host infrastructure

server cluster deployment

remote server monitoring

uptime management

system redundancy support

high-availability nodes

DNS/DHCP server

network authentication host

proxy server platform

load balancing node

VPN gateway server

network file share

directory services server

NAT routing platform

network logging server

virtual network appliance

Unix/Linux server system

Windows server OS

server virtualization host

blade server platform

compute cluster node

server resource allocator

multi-tenant host

database server instance

server load monitor

backup server module

NAS controller

SMB/CIFS share host

file access gateway

distributed file system node

volume management server

file replication agent

user storage allocator

file permissions manager

networked storage interface

backup file server

print server appliance

network print controller

spool service host

centralized print queue

printer authentication server

print job router

driver distribution system

secure print gateway

print usage tracker

printer footprint optimizer

HTTP server host

web content delivery server

reverse proxy node

SSL termination server

virtual host manager

static resource server

dynamic page handler

server farm node

web traffic logger

content caching proxy

software bundle installer

integrated IT solution

diverse application suite

bespoke systems package

multi-purpose software toolkit

turnkey IT system

mixed-license software

cross-platform system bundle

vendor-neutral software pack

contract-based software set

device driver installer

kernel module updater

peripheral integration tool

firmware loader app

hardware abstraction installer

driver configuration UI

auto-detect driver utility

driver rollback tool

OS compatibility package

signed driver manager

network interface driver

NIC firmware updater

LAN adapter installer

gigabit Ethernet module

driver for wired networking

VLAN tagging driver

jumbo-frame support software

network boot driver

power-over-Ethernet firmware

network diagnostics driver

GPU driver installer

video chipset software

graphics acceleration firmware

display adapter updater

3D API compatibility tool

shader model support package

dual-GPU switcher

OpenGL/Vulkan driver

monitor resolution optimizer

driver rollback utility

infrastructure-as-code tool

config version control

environment profiling system

change tracking dashboard

rollback automation tool

deployment pipeline manager

templating engine

config drift detector

secrets injector

config auditing software

IDE platform

code refactoring tool

plugin extension interface

project scaffolding wizard

version control integration

test harness starter kit

integrated debugger

code templates library

build-and-run launcher

code analyzer plugin

object-oriented language compiler

scripting language translator

functional programming interpreter

domain-specific language toolkit

cross-platform JVM language

type-checking compiler

just-in-time compiler engine

language runtime installer

standard library pack

language version manager

automated test runner

unit testing framework

test coverage analyzer

test case manager

regression test suite

integration test tool

mock object library

test reporting dashboard

QA automation tool

script-based tester

debugger interface

breakpoint manager

stack trace viewer

runtime debugger

variable inspection tool

memory leak detector

source-level debugger

live code stepping

crash dump analyzer

debug logging engine

IT consulting

software development

web services

network support

system integration

IT infrastructure management

digital transformation

cloud services

cybersecurity support

application maintenance

helpdesk services

technical support

software customization

IT outsourcing

hardware consultancy

IT equipment planning

technology advisory

hardware architecture design

equipment selection

performance benchmarking

procurement advisory

infrastructure specification

vendor evaluation

hardware lifecycle planning

hardware selection

platform evaluation

vendor comparison

compatibility analysis

specifications matching

cost‑benefit hardware analysis

scaling requirements assessment

procurement support

technology sourcing

disaster recovery hardware

backup infrastructure planning

failover systems design

redundancy consultancy

business continuity hardware

recovery site setup

hardware resilience assessment

fault‑tolerant systems advice

site planning consultancy

data centre layout

cabling design

workspace planning

server room sizing

cooling infrastructure planning

workspace ergonomics

IT facility optimization

server rack layout

hardware acceptance testing

performance validation

compliance testing

quality assurance

test protocol development

acceptance benchmark testing

hardware commissioning

validation consultancy

computer audit services

IT hardware audit

compliance assessment

risk analysis

audit reporting

hardware efficiency review

standards compliance inspection

IT inventory audit

software programming

software consultancy

custom software development

systems analysis

application engineering

solution architecture

software integration

coding services

requirements analysis

packaged software customization

ERP implementation

third‑party software adaptation

software configuration

product integration services

software patch integration

LAN/WAN software programming

network topology management

packet routing tools

bandwidth monitoring modules

network protocol implementation

network device configuration software

network health dashboards

VPN integration

QoS management tools

platform integration programming

API gateway development

service bus modules

data transformation middleware

cross-platform interface tools

legacy system connectors

EDI integration software

authentication bridge development

protocol bridging services

OS kernel optimization

driver development

patch management

performance tuning

system utilities coding

thread handling modules

system resource monitoring

compatibility layer development

NOS configuration tools

network file sharing services

directory services programming

inter-node communication protocols

user authentication modules

network service daemons

network API implementation

protocol stack development

socket programming

network service libraries

developer tools integration

network debugging utilities

terminal emulator programming

SSH/Telnet client development

VT series emulation

secure session handling

mainframe connectivity tools

thin client interface design

terminal scripting support

transaction logging systems

ACID-compliant modules

online payment gateways

batch processing systems

rollback mechanisms

financial transaction validation

license key generation software

activation server modules

license enforcement tools

entitlement tracking

subscription management interfaces

protocol translators

network monitoring tools

SNMP agent development

VPN connector programming

multicast service modules

custom networking utilities

HTTP server modules

reverse proxy coding

server-side scripting

load balancing utilities

SSL/TLS integration

server logging solutions

email client design

SMTP/IMAP/POP protocol handling

spam filter modules

address book handling

mail synchronization tools

system architecture analysis

technical advisory

solution feasibility studies

performance optimization

technical risk assessment

systems integration advice

IT infrastructure review

scalability consulting

technical requirement definition

systems audit

IT implementation planning

capacity and resource planning

infrastructure design

project roadmap creation

release planning

contingency planning

business continuity consulting

scalability modeling

deployment planning

infrastructure optimization

IT operations management

network administration

system provisioning

infrastructure maintenance

helpdesk support

service desk operations

IT backup services

server management

system monitoring

IT lifecycle support

requirements elicitation

requirement validation

use case modeling

functional specification drafting

gap analysis

requirement traceability

stakeholder requirement workshops

feasibility validation

requirement prioritization

system requirement sign-off

deployment strategy design

phased rollout planning

resource allocation models

implementation milestone mapping

changeover strategy

legacy system transition

infrastructure provisioning plans

risk mitigation in deployment

go-live readiness assessment

system cutover timeline

integration architecture design

cross-platform interface planning

middleware advisory services

API orchestration strategies

system handshake protocol design

legacy system compatibility consulting

data exchange model alignment

service layer integration mapping

database hosting

DBMS support

database maintenance

relational database services

database administration

structured data platforms

NoSQL services

SQL database support

enterprise database setup

database performance tuning

data tagging services

content taxonomy design

metadata harmonization

document classification software

structured data processing

semantic annotation

content normalization

ontology mapping

automated content categorization

data schema alignment

controlled vocabulary implementation

data backup

digital archiving

system replication

catalog digitization

media conversion

offsite backup

backup integrity verification

legacy data migration

archive format conversion

recovery readiness

incremental backup

full system image

remote data replication

cloud backup

secure storage

automated backups

data recovery

versioning systems

retention scheduling

disaster recovery support

legacy system conversion

format restructuring

data indexing

metadata mapping

digital library transformation

document schema update

electronic catalog migration

structured data output

system compatibility conversion

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Notice Type :

PIN

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

Tenderbase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

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Procurement contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk

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