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Primary Nameserver Service DNS management solution Request for Information

Jisc · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The Jisc primary nameserver service (PNS) is one of several DNS services operated by Jisc for the benefit of our members. PNS provides a facility to manage, host and serve authoritative DNS zones. DNS zones and records can be accessed and changed through a secure self-service web portal. Changes to the zones are immediately pushed to a set of resilient secondary nameservers to provide high availability and give added peace of mind. The nameservers are all situated on the Janet Network backbone and are geographically separated as a precaution against risks such as fire or network connection failure. What are we looking for? Jisc is refreshing this DNS infrastructure and intends to procure a) a self-service web portal and [where appropriate] b) a DNS nameserver solution. We are considering a mix of AWS and on-premise environments for deployment. Jisc is interested to hear from suppliers who can supplement their product offering with professional services for the design, deployment and support throughout the transition to the chosen solution.

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • CPV72400000 — Internet services
  • CPV72417000 — Internet domain names
  • CPV72700000 — Computer network services

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
Proc2930
Status
planning
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
2 Aug 2025, 00:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
2 Nov 2029, 23:59
Starts
3 Nov 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72417000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Internet domain names
Entry 2
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 3
Id
72400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Internet services
Entry 4
Id
72700000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Computer network services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
014802-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
14 Apr 2025, 09:03

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
10 May 2025, 00:59

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PGYD-1575-ZHXX
Name
Jisc

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK11
Country
GB
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS1 6NB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
4 Portwall Lane

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PGYD-1575-ZHXX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Sarah Rowlands
Telephone
+44 01174500469

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK11 · BS1 6NB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05020c-2025-04-14T09:03:01+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·