Notice Information
Notice Title
Research Data Storage and Management Platforms (FAIR)
Notice Description
Cardiff University wishes to significantly modernise and improve its capabilities in the areas of research data storage and management. We wish to advise the market of this requirement and are seeking feedback from the market on how best to structure our tender. We have prepared a brief, with a series of questions relating to the proposed tender requirement. Please register on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home to download a copy of the brief and submit your feedback/responses which will be used to inform the full tender documents.
Planning Information
Brief with specific questions regarding the proposed tender process to be issued to bidders inviting responses
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04fa13
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011776-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48822000 - Computer servers
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 9 May 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 29 Jun 2025 - 29 Jun 2029 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Anthony Hale
- Contact Email
- halea3@cardiff.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +442920879388
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF24 4HQ
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Cathays
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011776-2025
28th March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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