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SSSNA Lot 2 Infrastructure Technology Refresh Award Notice

UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER

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16 Sep 2021 at 21:45

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Ulster is conducting a procurement process titled "SSSNA Lot 2 Infrastructure Technology Refresh," classified under IT services, specifically focusing on consulting, software development, and support. This procurement is currently in the award stage, having been signed on 8th September 2021, with services expected to commence on 27th September 2021 for an initial period of two years, along with an option to extend for an additional 24 months. The contract is valued at approximately £1.6 million and will be delivered at the University’s Coleraine and Magee campuses in the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, data protection, and related technologies. Companies capable of providing innovative data storage solutions, data management services, and robust IT support structures will be particularly well-suited to compete. Given the limited procurement method utilised, firms with experience in similar frameworks and the capability to demonstrate quality and cost-effectiveness in their proposals are likely to benefit from this opportunity.

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Notice Title

SSSNA Lot 2 Infrastructure Technology Refresh Award Notice

Notice Description

SSSNA Lot 2 Infrastructure Technology Refresh

Lot Information

Lot 1

The University currently utilises Dell EMC data protection products for the backup and recovery of data. Located at the two main data centres in the Coleraine and Magee campuses are Avamar for Control Tier software and NDMP acceleration, and Data Domain as the target for Avamar backups. The University has also purchased 150 CPU licences of Data Protection Suite for VMware to provide licences for the data protection software and additional RecoverPoint capabilities. The Data Domain units, DD4200 (Coleraine) and DD2500 (Magee) are nearing end of warranty and the University is undertaking a project to refresh and replace these architectures with equivalent and enhanced capabilities. The new architectures will be used to replicate between sites for resiliency and data protection. The Avamar nodes, for metadata (M1200) and NDMP acceleration are not being refreshed as part of this project. Additional information: The estimated total value stated above in Section II.1.7 includes the initial 2 year contract period and the option to extend the contract for any periods up to and including 24 months.

Options: Initial term 2 years with provision to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months.

Procurement Information

This call-off contract was awarded via a further competition under the Servers, Storage and Solutions National Agreement (SSSNA) Framework Agreement Framework reference: 2016/2.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e1c9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023126-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

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

72300000 - Data services

72317000 - Data storage services

72322000 - Data management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,600,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Sep 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
l.simpson@ulster.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2870123609

Buyer Location

Locality
COLERAINE
Postcode
BT52 1SA
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN0C Causeway Coast and Glens
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Causeway Coast and Glens
Electoral Ward
University
Westminster Constituency
East Londonderry

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DELL

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