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Contract for the Provision of a Storage Area Network Solution to the Victoria and Albert Museum

VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM

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14 Dec 2023 at 14:05

Summary of the contracting process

The Victoria and Albert Museum is procuring a Storage Area Network solution to support its operations over the next 5 years, as its current solution is reaching end of life in December 2024. The contract, valued at £450,000 GBP, includes the new SAN, hardware, related services, installation, testing, migration, and support. The procurement is in the active stage, with the tender period ending on January 31, 2024, and the bid opening scheduled electronically.

This tender opportunity by the Victoria and Albert Museum presents a chance for businesses specializing in data storage services to compete for a lucrative contract. Companies capable of providing SAN solutions, hardware, consultancy, and project management services are well-suited to pursue this opportunity. The business potential lies in catering to the museum's storage needs and supporting its ongoing operations with innovative technological solutions over the next five years.

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Notice Title

Contract for the Provision of a Storage Area Network Solution to the Victoria and Albert Museum

Notice Description

The V&A Museum requires a new Storage Area Network (SAN) solution to support the museum over the at least the next 5 years. The current solution is planned to be end of life in December 2024 and therefore a program for the replacement of the solution is required.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This contract includes the new SAN; all associated hardware; related services including consultancy, design and project management; installation and testing; migration to the new solution; and support for five years. The V&A currently has sites in South Kensington, Bethnal Green, Stratford and Salisbury, but it is anticipated that there may be sites added or removed over the contract duration. The SAN shall include iSCSI, fibre switches, file shares, storage array & controllers to create the solution. The V&A Museum currently has 2No. SAN's with associated equipment that require replacement. Collectively The V&A is currently using 40TB of storage for VMware virtual servers, and 575TB of file storage presented via DFS file shares, an estimated 39.6 million files, at the domain level to the network. Please note that the contract duration of five years will start on the go-live date and therefore does not include installation, testing etc. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/EGAYJ3Z752

Options: To purchase additional hardware, software and related services as may be required by the business needs of the V&A

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0425a6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036808-2023
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

72317000 - Data storage services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£450,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
31 Jan 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@vam.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2079422229

Buyer Location

Locality
KENSINGTON
Postcode
SW7 2RL
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Delivery Location
TLI3 Inner London - West

Local Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Electoral Ward
Brompton & Hans Town
Westminster Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater

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