Notice Information
Notice Title
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service - Data Centre
Notice Description
The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) is seeking to engage with the market by obtaining expressions of interest regarding the upcoming tender requirement for a potential new data centre.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) is seeking to engage with the market by obtaining expressions of interest regarding the upcoming tender requirement for a potential new data centre. WYFRS is the fourth largest Fire and Rescue Service in the country serving a diverse population of 2.2 million people across 800 square miles. WYFRS serves a population of more than two million people, spread over almost 800 square miles, providing emergency cover 24-hours a day, every day of the year.At this time, WYFRS would like to understand the markets interest and its capacity to bid and deliver the above contract. A brief, but non-exhaustive list of the key requirements are as follows: Change type of existing room/space/building within a current WYFRS location into a functioning data centre. This may include but not limited to the following - building works including refurbishment covering all aspects of a business environment. The ability to install Aircon, UPS, generator, electrical, flooring and ceiling. Be able to make good, and complete the data centre install with standardised racking, forced air cooling or equivalent for efficiency purposes. Turning an existing space into a small data centre housing at least 6 data cabinets. Potential requirement for on going support.The contract will be awarded up to a 10-year period. The exact details shall be confirmed alongside with all other information within the contract notice & tender documentation.The procurement pathway and delivery timescales are yet to be determined. WYFRS envisage that the delivery of the requirements are to commence early 2025.At this time WYFRS would welcome suppliers to email their expression of interest to wayne.robinson@westyorksfire.gov.uk and if possible, please provide the following information:Your main contact name, email, and telephone number so that we can contact you with details of our next steps.Which framework/s you are associated to, if any.Confirmation of your interest to bid and deliver the contract.Any additional feedback comments based on the information shown here.If you are interested, please reply to the above email address by 05/09/2024.This request for information (RFI) is not a call for competition and as such further details will be provided within the tender documents when the tender is published.We recommend that you register with the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue services E-Procurement system 'In-tend' within good time. Please register through the In-Tend portal link found here - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wyfrs/aspx/Home
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0487f0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024630-2024
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- 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
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Aug 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 6 Oct 2024Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WEST YORKSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- wayne.robinson@westyorksfire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRADFORD
- Postcode
- BD11 2DY
- Post Town
- Bradford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE4 West Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees
- Delivery Location
- TLE4 West Yorkshire
-
- Local Authority
- Kirklees
- Electoral Ward
- Birstall and Birkenshaw
- Westminster Constituency
- Spen Valley
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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