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

  • Notice Details

    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


    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 20256 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


Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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