Published date: 16 October 2023

Open early engagement - This means that a procurement idea is currently active, it is in the early stage of development and judging interest from potential suppliers.


Closing date: 6 November 2023

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

e1 8qs

Procurement reference

SMS Service Provider for GOV.UK Notify

Published date

16 October 2023

Closing date

6 November 2023

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Contracting Authority are looking for two Suppliers to deliver on the following:

We"re looking to procure 2 SMS suppliers for 12 months, with options for contract extension (12+ 12). The unit price for a single SMS *fragment will be fixed throughout the duration of the contract and any subsequent extensions, independent of volume.

To meet Notify"s SMS redundancy requirements the suppliers should utilise independent computing and network infrastructures throughout their respective end to end services, avoiding any single points of failure that could simultaneously impact both providers. Suppliers are asked to provide sufficient information in their responses to enable GDS to evaluate this.

More information


Attachments

  • Early-Market-Engagement_ SMS for GOV.UK Notify 23_24.odt
  • Technical specifications
  • Early-Market-Engagement_ SMS for GOV.UK Notify 23_24.pdf
  • Technical specifications

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

GDS Commercial Team

Address

10 Whitechapel High Street
London
E1 8QS
England

Email

gds-digital-buyer@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk