CEFAS: Request for quotation for the provision of Celestix Direct Access appliances at Cefas

Request for Quotation for Provision of Celestix Direct Access appliances at Cefas

Ref: RFQ Direct Access

Technical Specification (Schedule 1)

Background to Requirement:

With the move to Office 365 providing Cefas with a more flexible mobile working solution it has been identified that we need to have a reliable and efficient method of providing remote access to all of our users.

Business Environment:

Cefas is a marine science agency of Defra and currently employs 554 staff involved in a variety of roles related to marine science. A significant number of staff increasingly need to be mobile but still access IT services to perform their jobs and deliver to a customer base of both UK Government and external organisations.

Technical Environment:

Microsoft Windows Active Directory based services; Windows 2008 R2 DFL & FFL; Windows 2012 R2; Windows 7 Enterprise, Office ProPlus, Scientific software, In house written applications based on .Net/ VB6 etc.

Services to be undertaken:

Cefas has a requirement for the provision of a Direct Access solution based on twin Celestix E6400 appliances configured in high availability mode providing access to both our main laboratory sites at Lowestoft and Weymouth remotely.

The product supplied must be a Celestix E6400 appliance and must be configured to meet CESG security approval for Direct Access Implementation using Windows Server 2012 R2 and the configuration must be fully documented and verifiable.

The solution must enforce 2 factor authentication using X.509 security certificates

Cefas requires this solution to be installed on the 29th July 2015 (+/- 2 days tolerance)

Contract start date: 27/07/15

Contract Duration: 1 year

Submission Information:

Quotations will be evaluated on value for money:

Timetable

Response deadline: 17:00 26th June 2015

Evaluation of responses: 30th June 2015

Submitted Pricing (Schedule 2):

Please provide a detailed breakdown of costs both for the installation/configuration and also annual maintenance charges according to the requirements listed in schedule 1.

We understand and accept that Cefas’ standard terms and conditions (Up to £25k) for Goods and Services apply to this project and any subsequent work. These can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/short-form-terms-and-conditions