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Supply of VM Storage Area Network

UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY

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20 Mar 2021 at 07:32

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process is conducted by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, who is seeking suppliers for the "Supply of VM Storage Area Network." This tender falls under the goods category specifically for computer storage units, and is located in Wallingford, England. The procurement method employed is selective, through a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender was active until 12 March 2021, and the contract was awarded on 19 March 2021, with a total contract value of £66,996. The contract period extends from 26 March 2021 to 31 March 2029.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in virtual machine storage solutions, particularly those that can provide scalable and reliable computer storage systems. Companies with expertise in SAN technologies and those capable of meeting the specific needs of the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology would be particularly well-suited to participate in similar future tenders. The successful management of virtual machines and associated services indicates a growing demand for innovative IT solutions, making this an attractive area for business expansion.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply of VM Storage Area Network

Notice Description

UKCEH runs on-premise data centres at each of the four sites, with services being virtualized on a Vmware Vsphere 6.7/7.0 platform. The existing IBM V3700 storage area network (SAN) that holds the virtual machines (VMs) at each site is now approaching end of life and needs to be replaced. These VMs provide the majority of general purpose IT services to the site (such as MS AD, SCCM, print) as well as a variety of web services both internally and externally to external partners/WWW. The VSphere platform is hosted on Dell Poweredge servers, themselves recently replaced, so a hyperconverged host/storage solution is not an option at this time. The existing VM SANs at each site are independent of each other, although there is a possibility that during the lifespan of the new SAN they could be linked, for example to provide VM DR between sites. Storage services in UKCEH are run over 2 redundant fibre channel fabrics (8/16gbps). Existing FC switches are a mixture of 8gbps IBM SAN24B-4 (Brocade 300) and 16gbps Lenovo B6505 (Brocade 6505). Note: this VM SAN is complementary to a much larger SAN (out of the scope of this project) that provides bulk file services to the sites (including acting as a Veeam backup repository for VMs, itself then backed up to tape.)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-84fb30aa-ece9-45d5-a87b-d639dc78935c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec5ad24c-15e5-4e12-a882-d991791eca68
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

CPV Codes

30233100 - Computer storage units

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£66,996 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£66,996 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Mar 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
12 Mar 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Mar 20214 years ago
Contract Period
26 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2029 Over 5 years
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
UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@ceh.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WALLINGFORD
Postcode
OX10 8BB
Post Town
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Oxfordshire
Electoral Ward
Benson & Crowmarsh
Westminster Constituency
Henley and Thame

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DELL

Further Information

Notice Documents

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