Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of IBM Storage Protect and IBM Spectrum Scale Licensing & Support
Notice Description
The NOC completed a call off from the NHS SBS10256 Framework for the provision of Spectrum & Storage protect licences and associated services. These licences cover the provisioning across both NOC sites and is critical to the maintenance of the server infrastructure at the NOC.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-7ee74f42-9ecf-45b0-b43f-5961e61dee7b
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b86a7334-21ae-4337-be96-e5ccb05d9844
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48710000 - Backup or recovery software package
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £158,275 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £158,275 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 14 Oct 2025 - 14 Oct 2026 6-12 months
- 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
- NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE
- Contact Name
- George-Oliver Matthews
- Contact Email
- tenders@noc.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- 0300 304 5742
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SOUTHAMPTON
- Postcode
- SO14 3ZH
- Post Town
- Southampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ32 Southampton
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Southampton
- Electoral Ward
- Bargate
- Westminster Constituency
- Southampton Itchen
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b86a7334-21ae-4337-be96-e5ccb05d9844
15th January 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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