# Provision of PSN Circuits and PSN Protect Access - PS/22/123

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DVLA - Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency](/buyers/dvla-driver-vehicle-licensing-agency/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Virgin Media Business](/contract-winners/virgin-media-business/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £63,172
- Tender value: £63,172
- Award date: 28 November 2022
- Published: 7 December 2022
- Contract start: 30 November 2022
- Contract end: 29 November 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: b30922b9-f42c-403e-bc05-e559b4a38a48-596832
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8f5823df-e0bb-4efd-b240-385002d56a30

## Description

2 x 1Gbps PSN Circuits with a committed initial bandwidth of 500Mb \(to be divided between three separate VPNs\) to be terminated at two separate DVLA sites\. \(200Mbps VPN for the mainframe links but by the time this is delivered to the DVLA main site it will be consolidated into other PSN traffic streams which add up to a total of 500Mbps at the DVLA end\) Each of the PSN Circuits should be terminated on an encryption router, providing secure and resilient access to the PSN Protect service \(1 x PSN protect 300Mbps resilient service\), as well as to the Mainframe CUG circuits, which will ensure that all data traversing the connection has a sufficient level of encryption\. Encrypted PSN IPVPN 200/1Gb circuits into Portsmouth to provide resiliency This contract now needs to be renewed with the same level of support 24/7/365\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b30922b9-f42c-403e-bc05-e559b4a38a48-596832)