Tender

Data Centre Co-location Services

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

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Tender

19 Dec 2016 at 17:19

Summary of the contracting process

University College London is seeking tenders for Data Centre Co-location Services as part of a significant data centre transformation programme. This open procurement process is currently in the tender stage, with submissions due by 23rd January 2017. The selected supplier will provide vital services, including power, cooling, connectivity, and physical security, to ensure the relocation of IT services by March 2017, and support a contract running until 5th September 2018. The project is located in London (postal code: WC1E 6BT) and falls under the data management services and wide area network services categories, with an overall contract value of £5,200,000 GBP.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in data centre services, telecommunications, or managed IT services to showcase their capabilities. Companies equipped to deliver reliable, resilient infrastructure and connectivity solutions, particularly those with expertise in optical fibre networking, will find this opportunity aligns with their expertise. Participation in this contracting process could lead to significant business growth, especially for organisations prepared to support UCL’s requirements for a seamless migration of services under tight deadlines.

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Notice Title

Data Centre Co-location Services

Notice Description

Due to external influences impacting the future operating capability of one of UCL's onsite data centre facilities, UCL has a requirement to relocate all IT services and hardware from their existing data centre to a data centre co-location provider from March 2017 for an 18 month contracted period. As part of a large data centre transformation programme within UCL there is a significant data centre consolidation initiative underway. This initiative coupled with a demand to provide more data centre space for customers may result in change to the day one cabinet and power requirement outlined in this tender. UCL wishes to appoint a Supplier to provide a data centre space and the related services (power, cooling, connectivity and physical security) necessary to house and provide an operating environment for physical computing infrastructure subject to maximum separation requirements from UCLs primary location in Bloomsbury. UCL requires the Supplier to provision diversely routed, resilient dark fibre optical connections from UCLs primary location (WC1E 6BS) to the Suppliers data centre facility either directly through the Suppliers own carrier network or via a third party telecommunications network. The optical power return loss between these two locations must be no greater than 20dB over a maximum physical distance of 10km. UCL requires the data centre facility services and connectivity to be available to ensure the migration of services can commence no later than June 2017.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-8c67a4d2-35bf-40fd-b388-cb1d86a665e2
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/be08f9e9-9afa-451c-a54d-79cbd25606a0
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

72322000 - Data management services

72720000 - Wide area network services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,200,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Dec 20169 years ago
Submission Deadline
23 Jan 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
6 Mar 2017 - 5 Sep 2018 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Contact Name
Procurement Services
Contact Email
tenders.procurement@ucl.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+442076799672

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
WC1E 6BT
Post Town
Central London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI36 Camden
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Camden
Electoral Ward
Bloomsbury
Westminster Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras

Further Information

Notice Documents

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