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Provision of Virtual Desktop Infrastucture Solution

GRIMSBY INSTITUTE OF FURTHER & HIGHER EDUCATION

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18 Nov 2016 at 20:17

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Summary of the contracting process

The Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education located in Grimsby, England, has awarded a contract for the "Provision of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Solution." This procurement falls under the IT services industry category, specifically focusing on consulting, software development, and support. The contract, with a value of £25,000, aims to supply a resilient VDI infrastructure able to initially support 250 users and scalable to 500. The contract period commenced on 30th July 2015 and concluded on 21st August 2015.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those offering expertise in virtual desktop solutions and software development. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can benefit from this procurement due to the requirements for scalability and resilience within the VDI, making it ideal for businesses that can deliver comprehensive IT infrastructure solutions. Companies with experience in supporting concurrent user environments and high-capacity networking will be particularly well-suited to compete for similar future contracts.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Virtual Desktop Infrastucture Solution

Notice Description

It is to supply ALL server components, resiliency components and licensing components of a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. * The VDI infrastructure has to initially support 250 concurrent users and be scalable (at no additional cost other than licensing) to 500 concurrent users. * The VDI infrastructure will need to support a geographical split of units. Currently 290 based at Grimsby campus and 60 based at Scarborough campus. The link to the Scarborough campus is a 100mb leased line, but suffers from high latency. * The VDI infrastructure will need to support, at the desktop level, USB drive access, streaming of YouTube / flash / Silverlight content. Along with all standard desktop expectations. * Virtual Desktops will need a minimum of 2gb of RAM and 2 virtual CPUs per user. * The VDI infrastructure will need to be resilient. At the very least if one component fails then users will be able to reconnect to other resources to continue work. Ideally users will not notice any failure of component. * The current thin client model in use in the Group is HP T510 * The detailed requirements are set out in the table in the tender document.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-51b2e076-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d1a24619-931b-469e-8b31-d97d3e58ddb1
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not applicable
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£25,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Nov 20169 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 May 2015Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Apr 201510 years ago
Contract Period
14 May 2015 - 15 May 2015 24 hours
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GRIMSBY INSTITUTE OF FURTHER & HIGHER EDUCATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GRIMSBY
Postcode
DN34 5BQ
Post Town
Doncaster
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
North East Lincolnshire
Electoral Ward
Park
Westminster Constituency
Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NONE APPOINTED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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